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Discover LudwigThe phrase "he shrunk" is not correct in standard written English; the correct form is "he shrank." You can use "he shrank" when describing someone or something that has become smaller in size
Example: "After washing the sweater in hot water, he shrank it unintentionally."
Alternatives: "he reduced in size" or "he became smaller."
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"He shrunk that bank by 30 percent; that's what Citi has to do," Mr. Cassidy said.
He shrunk and played small to co-stars such as Will Rogers in Judge Priest.
In "Hunger" he shrunk into the mere essence of a man, delicate bones covered by gossamer flesh, as Bobby Sands, the Irish Republican Army hunger striker.
By that time, Wednesday, Mr. McCall's showing in the polls was so poor that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Terry McAuliffe, announced that there would be no significant money coming his way unless he shrunk an 11-point gap in the polls to 6 or 7 points.
He shrunk the car by 10 inches and moved the cockpit and engine, as in the E-Type, farther back.
He shrunk the company's cash burn rate to $18 million and in 2005 shifted company headquarters to San Francisco to recruit experienced employees more easily.
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The farther he ventures from Texas, the smaller he shrinks.
He shrinks or grows, stretches out or puts on muscle.
Most of what he saw he shrank away from.
Then, just as dramatically, he shrank himself down.
He shrank the people but enlarged the problems.
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