wilted
Example Sentences
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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
The lettuce is cooked with buttery garlicky scallions and, once wilted, frozen peas and hot chicken stock.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Rory McIlroy, who built the biggest 36-hole lead in history, wobbled and wilted — one shot in the water, another in the woods — while others surged and made a run at the reigning champion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Friday’s report wilted those green shoots, showing a loss of 92,000 jobs in February and an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
He sat at the faux wooden table and his spine wilted.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
