Example Sentences

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After exhausting holistic options, he saw a doctor who said one of his vocal cords was atrophying.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

"After two years, part of my brain was atrophying," one said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

The AFL-CIO, Stern argued, was atrophying, focusing too much on protecting the gains of existing members instead of trying to sign up new ones.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2010

My dad was atrophying, physically and mentally, before my eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive