WITHER in a Sentence
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65 example sentences for WITHER, such as:
1. Its gold would wither into grey.
2. Their support had simply withered away.
3. The thief withered under the stare of the policeman.
4. The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered.
5. It is a fairy wood that has never a withered bough in it.
2. Their support had simply withered away.
3. The thief withered under the stare of the policeman.
4. The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered.
5. It is a fairy wood that has never a withered bough in it.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of WITHER
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wither
v. wither, as with a loss of moisture
v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Classic Sentence: (56 in 4 pages)
1 Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.
2 The common hill-flowers wither, but they blossom again.
3 Its gold would wither into grey.
4 Let the old tree wither," continued Cedric, "so the stately hope of the forest be preserved.
5 "I trust that age doth not wither nor custom stale my infinite variety," said he, and I recognized in his voice the joy and pride which the artist takes in his own creation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
6 When the dance was at an end she curtsied; and when the king looked round for her, she was gone, no one knew wither.
7 Do not allow a trivial misunderstanding to wither the blossoms of spring, which, once put forth and blighted, cannot be renewed.
8 Indeed, his rudeness soon reached the pitch of his walking away altogether, in order that he might go and reconnoitre wither the Governor's wife and daughter had retreated.
9 Leaning, silent, sardonic, against the door he was like a withered willow, bent over a stream, all its leaves shed, and in his eyes the whimsical flow of the waters.
10 Alone, under a tree, the withered tree that keeps all day, murmuring of the sea, and hears the Rider gallop.
11 It was an old woman, tall and shapely still, though withered by time, on whom his eyes fell when he stopped and turned.
12 It was already beginning to slacken, with a slack sort of thinness, almost withered, going old before it had ever really lived.
13 When they had sat in silence for some time, the two old women rose from the bed, and crouching over the fire, held out their withered hands to catch the heat.
14 My dear young lady,' rejoined the surgeon, mournfully shaking his head; 'crime, like death, is not confined to the old and withered alone.
15 'I don't feel like myself when you lay that withered old claw on my shoulder, so take it away,' said Sikes, casting off the Jew's hand.
Example Sentence:
1 In the eight working days between meetings, new data showed South Korea's economy continued to wither from the effects of the global slowdown.
2 I stayed behind a few minutes to plant in my garden a handful of roots I had dug up in the forest, and which I feared would wither if I left them till the morning.
3 There was some debate as to whether the benefit scheme should be withdrawn or simply allowed to wither on the vine.
4 The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered.
5 It is a fairy wood that has never a withered bough in it.
6 Their support had simply withered away.
7 The thief withered under the stare of the policeman.
8 Dry seasons are growing longer, withering crops; heat spikes are a growing problem too, with countries regularly notching lethal summer temperatures.
9 He said that Lizzie had been drunk at the time and I saw her shoot him a withering glance.