shrivelled

Example Sentences

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It is a vote he would lose, and badly, and it might expose just how shrivelled that parliamentary loyalty to him now is.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

The drought has laid waste to the Somali countryside, leaving crops shrivelled and the scrublands dotted with the corpses of emaciated livestock.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

Exports - a key source of revenue for Koblevo and other big wineries - have shrivelled due to the blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2022

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

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

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

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl