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'shrink' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'shrink' with 9 example sentences.


shrink noun

: a physician who specializes in psychiatry

shrink verb

: wither, as with a loss of moisture

: draw back, as with fear or pain

: reduce in size; reduce physically

: become smaller or draw together

: decrease in size, range, or extent


  • The Japanese population is shrinking.
  • My T-shirt shrank because I washed it.
  • Glaciers and snow cover are shrinking.
  • I felt as if he shrank from meeting me.
  • Why do sheep not shrink in the rain?
  • You need to see a shrink.
  • He shrank back in the face of danger.
  • He never shrinks from danger.
  • She's no shrinking violet.
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