Explore Shrunken through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shriveled or shrivelled. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shrunken in a sentence
Shrunken meaning
past participle of shrink
Synonyms of Shrunken
Using Shrunken
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of shrink
- Useful related words include: shriveled, shrivelled, shrunk, reduced.
- In the example corpus, shrunken often appears in combinations such as: the shrunken, shrunken heads, shrunken and.
Context around Shrunken
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrunken
- In this selection, "shrunken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chopsticks, tiny, different, heads, sushi and head stand out and add context to how "shrunken" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dramatically shrunken cap and and the shrunken world of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrunken" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrunken
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another playground turned into a graveyard for tiny shrunken corpses. (10 words)
Has the grand old party finally come to terms with its shrunken footprint? (13 words)
The two women continue to flirt and Sara finally hears the shrunken Legends. (13 words)
Retro patterned shrunken tanks were worn on top (not advisable for anyone above an A-cup, let’s be honest) and most looks were paired with a leather coin purse, not even big enough to store an iPhone, and worn around the neck like jewellery. (45 words)
Then, this is awful to say, but one of the patients in the waiting room looked just like the shrunken head guy from Beetlejuice (don’t say it three times), his head wasn’t that small but it was disproportionately small compared to his head. (45 words)
A visitor says O’Hara looks like a shrunken apple core (not far off), but then he comes out with a big, self-deprecating smile and appears to shave off those six months past 74, youthful vitality restored. (38 words)
Has the grand old party finally come to terms with its shrunken footprint? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
From a shrunken sushi conveyor belt with tiny chopsticks (“Shrunken Sushi”) to a mini Ellis Island (“Statue of Liberteeny”), each team must prove their skills on miniature playing fields.
Another playground turned into a graveyard for tiny shrunken corpses.
Its properties had been inverted: the self and its preoccupations were shrunken and impotent, and the exterior plane, with its prospects of imminent danger and disorder greatly enlarged.
He laughed at the spacing and shrunken nature of the lettering on the back of the jersey.
However, after attending two different Shrunken Heads shows before, she decided it was time to return to her theater roots.
There’s Nothing Wrong With Her (out 1 August) is an almost dreamlike story of a young woman felled by an unnamed illness, and the shrunken world of neighbours and relationships around her.
These insects, which resembled moths with shrunken heads, originated during the middle Triassic Period and persisted for around 160 million years into the Cretaceous Period.
And unlike in the crowded metropolises of the coast, the shrunken cities of the interior north have housing stock and transportation infrastructure to spare.
One of my contracts just ended, and in the past eight weeks, my company's revenue has shrunken by 80%.
Rice stink bug feeding, specifically, can leave bullseye-shaped lesions on rice kernels, as well as lead to shrunken kernels and increase kernel breakage during the milling process.
Teams have players under contract at specific salary levels, and many teams would have to do major surgery to the roster to comply with a dramatically shrunken cap.
This article first appeared in the print edition on March 30, 2020 under the title ‘A shrunken welfare state’.
According to unnamed visitors, Cage has a collection of pygmy shrunken heads on display for unknown purposes.
The exhibits include a mummified family from Hungary, a mummified German nobleman found in the crypt of a 14th century castle, South American shrunken heads and more.
There is no one particular demographic of people that The Shrunken Head attracts; it all depends on the shows that are going on and the kind of crowd that appreciates that show.
A visitor says O’Hara looks like a shrunken apple core (not far off), but then he comes out with a big, self-deprecating smile and appears to shave off those six months past 74, youthful vitality restored.
Has the grand old party finally come to terms with its shrunken footprint?
Retro patterned shrunken tanks were worn on top (not advisable for anyone above an A-cup, let’s be honest) and most looks were paired with a leather coin purse, not even big enough to store an iPhone, and worn around the neck like jewellery.
Then, this is awful to say, but one of the patients in the waiting room looked just like the shrunken head guy from Beetlejuice (don’t say it three times), his head wasn’t that small but it was disproportionately small compared to his head.
The two women continue to flirt and Sara finally hears the shrunken Legends.
Common combinations with shrunken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: