shriveled
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She parted some creosote branches to reveal a shriveled shrub, just ankle-high.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
All she can point to is a garage stuffed with throw pillows, remnants of her shriveled dream to design interior spaces for affluent clients.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
In fact, fundraising for private-equity, venture-capital and other nontraded funds has shriveled, and their portfolios are glutted with thousands of unsold companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
His flesh has shrunk and shriveled, life reduced to little more than a thin mask over an imminent death.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024
It was just the tiniest edge of the leaf that had shriveled and curled under, but it was enough to see that the stem underneath was soft and pulpy.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
![]()