shrivelled

Example Sentences

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The way Smith has shrivelled here, with 211 runs across 10 innings at an average of 23.44, as well as dropped catches, is a matter of serious concern.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Turnout in local elections that do not coincide with a general election are almost always shrivelled.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

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

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

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ...

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover