Sentence examples for had withered from inspiring English sources

Age had withered her.

His research grants had withered away.

His American dream, once so fruitful, had withered.

The hardened shell of him had withered by then, gone soft.

As a result the effectiveness and haiba of his long-dominant state had withered.

The rains had failed, the land had withered, their crops and livestock had died.

Neighbors who last saw him said his legs had withered to the size of bamboo poles.

His lower half, which was still paralyzed, had withered, but his upper body kept getting fatter.

For his part, Emerson found Carlyle's magnificent iconoclasm had withered to petulance.

His arm had lost strength, his grip was soft, his triceps had withered after one of his earlier neck operations.

By the time of the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Mr Harding suggests, "the idea of sanctuary had withered".