How to Use shrunken in a Sentence

shrunken

adjective

• More tips to fix shrunken clothes The method above works best on stretchy items like t-shirts and sweatpants.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
• The trompe l’oeil belts, the shrunken shirts, the cropped sleeves, the pop colors and those knitted polo were amazing.
  — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 June 2024
• The same valley in 2007 ... dry with a shrunken glacier hanging like a panting dog’s tongue over the top of the valley high in the distance.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
• In the film Wise Bloods, the shrunken head was attached to a fake tiny body and became the object of worship from one of the characters.
  — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2021
• There’s a mangled, bloody skeleton with a shrunken head dangling from the Spring Street parking deck.
  — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
• Due to a shrunken rotation being held even tighter, IU looked tired.
  — Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2022
• Responding to the wave of violence will be a challenge for Britain’s shrunken state.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
• In recent years men’s fashion has gravitated away from the shrunken suits and taut jeans of the early 2000s.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
• The running mice lived up to a year, about normal for a mouse, despite having a shrunken cerebellum.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2016
• Employers have raised wages to compete over a shrunken pool of workers.
  — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
• Create a shrunken ornament, make your own snowflakes, enjoy snow without the cold and much more.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2022
• The tight confines result in cramped arrow keys, a shrunken right Shift key, and a column of page and line navigation keys on the right edge.
  — Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 4 Sep. 2023
• While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
• An element of the exhibit is the shrunken heads created by tribes in Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 23 Jan. 2022
• The shrunken lake was ringed by a wide swath of exposed ocher bank, contrasting against the blue water like opposing lines on a color wheel.
  — Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
• With a nod to one of the most influential style decades, key details of Monrow’s ’90s tee include a high neckline, a semi-shrunken fit and a cropped length.
  — Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
• And the third is by losing the battle for the seemingly shrunken but still vital pool of swing voters and true independents out there.
  — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
• Meanwhile, the three-member school board developed a plan to fit within its shrunken budget.
  — New York Times, 10 July 2022
• Today, a shrunken pool of buyers are demanding a higher yield to own mortgage bonds.
  — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
• Pie weights help hold the crust in place during its preliminary bake, preventing air pockets and a shrunken shell.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 June 2023
• Even in its shrunken state, the annual rite would be the biggest multi-day event in San Antonio since the pandemic began in March.
  — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 21 Dec. 2020
• Aside from the inability to suspend disbelief at the silliness of the shrunken test subjects kept in glass jars, The Bride of Frankenstein sets the standard for horror sequels to this day.
  — Steven Thrash, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• In the shrunken currents of fall, fishing without a strike indicator gives more precise control in the narrow drift lanes.
  — Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
• Aside from the inability to suspend disbelief at the silliness of the shrunken test subjects kept in glass jars, The Bride of Frankenstein sets the standard for horror movie sequels to this day.
  — Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
• Unfortunately, the judges didn't find her shrunken antics very amusing, putting her in the bottom alongside Kandy Muse.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2021
• The whole brain tissue looks shrunken and withdrawn; CTE cannot be diagnosed until death, until the brain tissue can be examined.
  — Kate Cunningham, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
• But ultimately, the range of sizes remains mildly shrunken.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
• Car renters be warned: surging demand and a shrunken supply of cars equals bad economics as summer travel season looms.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2021
• In April, sales of both existing homes and new homes showed signs of faltering, worsened by sharply higher home prices and a shrunken supply of available properties.
  — Matt Ott, ajc, 9 June 2022
• Characters and puppets bearing the signs of their demise are seen with shrunken heads, sickly-colored or blue from asphyxiation or other ailments and even sawn in half with different body parts operating separately.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024