shrivelled

Example Sentences

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Badenoch said the prime minister had "shrivelled" from leadership and called on him to apologise to Epstein's victims.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 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

The cook stood there like a shrivelled bootlace, tight-lipped, implacable, disapproving.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl