Sentence examples for withered its from inspiring English sources

The Republican machine flourished in Nassau and the Democratic organization withered, its members relegated to running hopeless races or occasionally winning office as part of a powerless minority.

Finished in 1907, the church first served Irish parishioners and then a black congregation that waned and withered, its Sunday Mass sparsely attended, its building in dire need of repairs, until closing in 2003.

Much of this vast output has withered, but its variety remains impressive.

Since then, the PRI's power base has also withered in its longtime stronghold in the south.

Economists call it "Dutch disease" – after the experience of the Netherlands whose manufacturing sector withered after its gas industry took off in the 1960s and sent the guilder soaring.

The plunge into poverty, even a starved man fainting on a Brooklyn stoop, shocked less than the denial of purpose: "a whole generation withered in its prime".

Even before China removed this constraint on the Presidency, the space for political dissent had withered to its lowest point in decades.

And while General Motors has benefited from shedding debt and four brands in bankruptcy, it has considerable work ahead to rebuild a product lineup that withered during its financial crisis.

Ancient Rome grew as a relatively inclusive republic but stagnated after becoming an autocratic empire; Venice, an economic powerhouse of early modern Europe, withered after its elites choked off innovation while keeping the spoils for themselves.

It withers as its backers concentrate on building simulations for the military.

He notes that AOL's cash-cow subscription business is "withering away"–its advertising revenue has been on the decline for nearly two years, and the money from a search deal with Google is now dropping off too.