shrunken
Example Sentences
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The reel was shrunken through age and frayed, but otherwise in remarkable condition for something stashed in sun-heated attics for years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Outside, freshly laid parking lots sit mostly empty while a single, shrunken shift of workers comes and goes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
But rebuilding agencies that have been radically shrunken would take much longer than cutting them down, the scholars said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
The individual beans, which resemble shrunken dates due to their wrinkly dark exterior, can also be microplaned to create a fine powder, according to a guide from Great British Chefs.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
Elroy Berdahl: eighty-one years old, skinny and shrunken and mostly bald.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
