wither

Example Sentences

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It’s a marked improvement from 2024, when a record dry streak over the fall and winter left vegetation withered and primed to burn.

From Los Angeles Times

But few enter politics to see constituents endangered and withering.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would be a far cry from last year, when Southern California grappled with a record dry streak over the fall and winter that left vegetation withered and primed to burn.

From Los Angeles Times

“And then,” Sharp said, “it just withered on the vine.”

From Salon

For Prado, the project began with a simple question: how can this plant remain green and healthy when most others would wither within hours?

From Science Daily