Example sentences for: withered

How can you use “withered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As Tiepolo imagines him, Jupiter is a withered old man, hunched, goatlike, as the coins spew forth from his crotch.

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  • The capacity for outrage hasn't (yet) withered.

  • My interest in skating withered and died before I was 12, but my evergreen interest in outfits keeps me staring avidly at what is being worn on the ice at the Winter Olympics, even though I now lack much grasp of the rules of the game.

  • The information flow withered.


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