shrivelled

Example Sentences

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In the corner of one stall, we see what looks like a saucepan lid full of shrivelled, straw-coloured fruit bats.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 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

Following consecutive seasons of poor rains, rivers and water pans have dried up and grasslands have shrivelled up in the game reserves.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 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

Master William Twyti turned out in daylight to be a shrivelled, harassed-looking man, with an expression of melancholy on his face.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White