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He tried practicing a snap on the sideline with center Mike Webster, and that was so witheringly painful he vividly remembers it 35 years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

To read of Herrmann’s witheringly unpleasant treatment of his wives, musicians, friends and co-workers is to wonder at the mystery of the self-sabotaging genius.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“I would expect this stuff from the Eagles,” a fan tweeted, witheringly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

Some nonetheless responded witheringly that Harriet obviously didn't care much about her children's education - but as an experienced blogger she is accustomed to dealing with it.

From BBC • May 28, 2020

But she gave only some cursory measurements, pointedly declined to specify any details about the structure, and then brought a witheringly dull academic seminar to its close.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee