shrunken

Example Sentences

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Employment growth has been sluggish for a year, due less to weaker demand for workers than a shrunken supply as immigration dries up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Buffett liked the monopoly status of newspapers, which has been largely destroyed over the past 20 years, leaving the industry greatly shrunken and far less profitable.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

But rebuilding agencies that have been radically shrunken would take much longer than cutting them down, the scholars said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

The individual beans, which resemble shrunken dates due to their wrinkly dark exterior, can also be microplaned to create a fine powder, according to a guide from Great British Chefs.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

I saw a blue flash of shrunken gums.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison