wilted
Example Sentences
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As temperature soared and Angelenos wilted on Sunday, forecasters had an unwelcome message: Another week of heat is coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
There was a period when dinner seemed to require a mother sauce, three pans and a 45-minute drive to the crunchy health-food store for microgreens that wilted almost immediately.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inside China’s biggest artificial-intelligence convention, visitors wilted under the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
However, Rangers wilted post-split, as a run of four straight defeats in their final five games wrecked their hopes of a first Premiership crown in five years.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Because you’re silly,” he said, tossing her the head of a flower, a wilted dahlia, which she jammed into her hair.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
