become limp
Example Sentences
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Consume fresh broccoli within three days; after that, it'll start to become limp and no one wants that.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022
Hogan still struggles with symptoms that include agonizing nerve pain and “spaghetti legs,’’ or limbs that suddenly become limp and unable to bear weight, a condition that also affects her 13-year-old son.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
Carrots and celery that have become limp because they have lost water can be made crisp again by placing them in water.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Later the leaves open out, showing their beautiful blotched surfaces, and the three-angled flower-stems become limp and twisted.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
In early summer these plants put forth a strong effort, quickly sending up several tall, vigorous flower-shoots, drawing upon the nourishment stored in the fleshy leaves, which then become limp and shriveled.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
