shorn

Example Sentences

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Examining a song’s lyrics shorn of the music can highlight the themes that a songwriter such as Johnny Cash or John Darnielle returns to over time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The boys had buried themselves in a heap of shorn ivy, but Cassiopeia stood next to Penelope and Simon, with Shantaloo curled in her arms.

From Literature

Power lines were down and trees were shorn of all leaves.

From Barron's

With both sides shorn of some of their players due to the game being played outside of the Test window, it was a chance for others to shine.

From BBC

Celtic have a squad which should be capable of beating pretty much everyone in the league, but they went into the game eight points off the top of the league and shorn of confidence.

From BBC