wilted

Example Sentences

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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

Some seasons it’s arugula, great wilted into pasta, tossed over eggs or layered into a sandwich.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

She wilted under the pressure during her individual event and left the ice in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Individual specimens have already wilted, but the scale of damage is impossible to assess -- the destructive impact of the cold could only start to show in weeks or even months to come.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

On a low coffee table, with circular and semicircular stains bitten into the dark veneer, lay a few wilted numbers of Time and Life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath