shrunk
Example Sentences
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The state imprisonment rate in 2019 was the lowest it had been since 1988, and it had shrunk by 20% since 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
After 1928, women's middle-distance shrunk into the shadows for the next few decades.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Bass has also backed growing the size of the LAPD, though the force has shrunk under her leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
According to the simulations, the heliosphere may at times have shrunk to a size smaller than Earth's orbit, temporarily leaving our planet outside the Sun's protective bubble.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
His thoughts had shrunk to the small hard point of his own survival.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
