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
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng wilted under losses for consumer staples, however, sliding 0.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
Such was the power of the French side, they ended up scoring nine tries as Ulster's resistance wilted in punishingly hot conditions inside the San Mames stadium.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Frankie had wilted away into the night, so I thought I'd string along with Doreen.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
