Get to know Shrunk better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like shrunken or contracted.
Shrunk meaning
simple past and past participle of shrink
Synonyms of Shrunk
Using Shrunk
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of shrink
- Useful related words include: shrunken, contracted.
- In the example corpus, shrunk often appears in combinations such as: has shrunk, shrunk to, have shrunk.
Context around Shrunk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrunk
- In this selection, "shrunk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vacancies, economy, dramatically, ourselves, slightly and themselves stand out and add context to how "shrunk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apologetic and shrunk into himself and artisans has shrunk with many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrunk" sits close to words such as additive, affirm and agony, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrunk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, the number of complaints on BBB has dramatically shrunk in recent years. (13 words)
In her mid-twenties, she seemed to have shrunk and looked closer to 40 years old. (16 words)
The brain scans also showed that his hippocampus – a part of the brain involved in memory – had shrunk. (18 words)
According to research by an American science team published in 2015 found that Lake Chad had shrunk by 95 percent in forty years, implying that the region of the village of Dufuna would have been part of the lake’s flood plain in the distant past. (46 words)
At the start, the father is really apologetic and shrunk into himself, but over the course of the film he becomes stronger and more confident, despite the fact that everyone in the village is against them. (36 words)
In the era of global mass production, Egypt's once expansive pool of skilled artisans has shrunk, with many young people turning their backs on family skills passed down through the ages. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids will mark the first time actor Rick Moranis has appeared in a live-action film since 1997's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.
In Alberta, job vacancies shrunk slightly to just 1.9 per cent, the lowest in the country, while Saskatchewan vacancies shrunk by the same amount to 2.1 per cent.
According to research by an American science team published in 2015 found that Lake Chad had shrunk by 95 percent in forty years, implying that the region of the village of Dufuna would have been part of the lake’s flood plain in the distant past.
As a result, banks' market share in commercial lending has shrunk which is beneficial for alt managers specializing in credit.
As List foresaw, the ‘Anglo’ financialised model eroded national self-reliance and shrunk the base of real wealth creation, which provided the jobs needed to sustain the Russian population with work.
Attention spans have shrunk so much that fewer primary school children are now able to sit still during assemblies.
At the start, the father is really apologetic and shrunk into himself, but over the course of the film he becomes stronger and more confident, despite the fact that everyone in the village is against them.
Germany is on the verge of a recession after its economy shrunk more than expected at the end of last year.
Hannah has been on palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the last year, and her last scan, from September 2023, showed the tumour had shrunk by 1cm cubed.
However, the number of complaints on BBB has dramatically shrunk in recent years.
In her mid-twenties, she seemed to have shrunk and looked closer to 40 years old.
In March 2022, the characters shrunk into adorable Sanrio characters for a second time after their first collaboration in 2019.
Instead, they're in Nibbler's litter box, having shrunk themselves down to figure out why he's sick.
In the era of global mass production, Egypt's once expansive pool of skilled artisans has shrunk, with many young people turning their backs on family skills passed down through the ages.
In the past three years, the surface area of the lake has shrunk by nearly two-thirds due to droughts.
Pratt & Whitney's military unit sales for After burning Turbo Fan engines for F35, F22, F16 and other military aircraft shrunk for the quarter by -2%.
She joined Slimming World in January 2020 and has since shrunk to a size 10 after losing 7st, swapping her XXL nursing uniform for a small.
Take off heat when the ‘shrooms have shrunk but are super tender and tasty – season with salt and pepper if needed.
The bowler-friendly conditions neither shrunk him into a cage of caution nor did it panic him into silliness.
The brain scans also showed that his hippocampus – a part of the brain involved in memory – had shrunk.
Common combinations with shrunk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- has shrunk 58×
- shrunk to 33×
- have shrunk 27×
- shrunk by 26×
- shrunk the 17×
- had shrunk 17×
- shrunk in 13×
- shrunk and 10×
- shrunk from 7×
- honey shrunk 6×