shrank in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
"Shrank" is the past tense of "shrink," meaning to become smaller in size or to diminish in intensity or amount.
Sample Sentences
- After washing the sweater, it shrank to half its original size.
- The excitement in the room shrank as the hours passed without any news.
- As the sunlight faded, the shadows around us seemed to shrink and disappear.
- Her confidence shrank in the face of such overwhelming criticism.
- The company's profits shrank significantly during the last quarter of the year.