shrink
verb (used without object)
to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance.
had shrunken
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past perfectof shrink.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After four chemotherapy infusions, Ms. Romero said, the doctor told her that the tumor had shrunken by about 85 percent, and that she could avoid surgery if she wanted to.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
His broad shoulders had shrunken in his size-48 jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2021
They found that, across these genomic maps, and tens of millions of years of evolution, gene families had shrunken or expanded, giving rise to some of the icefish’s most unusual features.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
One was missing a leg, some had withered arms, others had shrunken eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her sister’s skin hung loose, like a hollowed frog’s, as if she had shrunken inside it.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
