shrivelled

Example Sentences

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UK investors' appetite for UK stocks has shrivelled.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

The current account surplus has shrivelled and the budget deficit is widening, despite hefty drawdowns from a rainy-day fund.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

The healthy plant has many plump grains, the other one has just a couple of shrivelled ones.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

Delays in charting Didi's future could leave some investors without an exit option on its shares, whose value has already shrivelled.

From Reuters • May 25, 2022

Master William Twyti turned out in daylight to be a shrivelled, harassed-looking man, with an expression of melancholy on his face.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White