wilted
Example Sentences
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Inside China’s biggest artificial-intelligence convention, visitors wilted under the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
However, Sinner lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals and then, having arrived at the French Open on a 29-match winning streak, surprisingly wilted in the second round at Roland Garros.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The wedding, this theory goes, was payback for 20 years’ worth of media that characterized her as desperate and lovelorn and having only herself to blame for boyfriends who wilted under the media’s gaze.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
It felt as though the sweltering conditions in Paris could be the Italian top seed's biggest obstacle - and the 24-year-old wilted in the heat on Thursday.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Will comes home forty-five minutes late, carrying a wilted white carnation.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
