Sentence examples for withering from from inspiring English sources

I thought of drowning, I thought of starving, I thought of withering from thirst.

All are withering from dangerous conditions and haphazard storage, from the heat and Iraq's official indifference to an important if lesser-known part of its artistic heritage.

The stuffy vicar, Walter Goodfellow Rowan Atkinsonn), has grown too pious by half, and his marriage to his beautiful wife, Gloria Kristin Scott Thomass), is withering from lack of attention.

Yet he was also an early advocate of increasing troop levels at a time when Mr. Bush was resistant, and was withering, from 2004 on, about Donald H. Rumsfeld, then defense secretary, and what Mr. McCain called Mr. Rumsfeld's "whack a mole" strategy of moving American troops from one violence-plagued part of Iraq to another.

McAuliffe's decision is another indication that the well-established power of governors to spare life is in danger of withering from lack of use.

Canyon Ranch, started near San Luis Obispo by Sinton's great-grandfather 150 years ago, is withering from lack of rain, as are most other ranches in this once-thriving cattle region.

Roads, hospitals, and other public services have all withered from government neglect.

Jennifer Saunders plays her like a horny Googie Withers from Within These Walls.

She describes her despair as she watches her beloved baboons wither from thirst.

Russia was able to preserve a defence-industrial base that would otherwise have withered from lack of domestic orders.

Few new sports thrive without television deals, and history is littered with ventures that withered from lack of exposure.