wizen

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of wizen The Keogh siblings, wizened by a lifetime of co-existing, are onto something. Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020 But these days, Pop’s torso, wizened from that early stagecraft and seven decades on earth, is more likely to be found under the Miami or Cayman Islands sun. Michael B. Dougherty, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2018 The scene, overflowing with food, glistening lighting and love passed among wizards wizened and budding, tells us that Hogwarts is the greatest place on earth. Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 29 July 2017 Her fiction celebrated the couplings of a wide range of characters: teenage girls, wizened old women, circus performers, wolves. Maggie Doherty, New Republic, 18 July 2017 From last year's blind Chinese crested champion Sweepee Rambo to oddballs like pitbull Quasi Modo and wizened, whiskered Yoda, take a look through the decade's winners of the odd title. Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizen
Verb
  • If it is infected later, those plants produce diseased kernels that are shriveled and wilted.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
  • Gas taxes are hiked to account for a shriveling base, but not every region within a state is equally left in the same internal combustion past.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Personnel and educational policies that recognize the value of diversity and acknowledge past injustices are under withering assault.
    Kevin Sack, Time, 3 June 2025
  • The lawsuit included a withering 4,500-word letter Tomarken wrote to the Academy’s Board of Trustees that essentially said she was being blamed for the financial losses the Academy took in holding the Grammy Awards in New York that year, rather than its usual home base of Los Angeles.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • As airflow becomes restricted, the appliance must work harder to dry your clothes, resulting in longer drying times, higher energy bills, and unnecessary wear and tear.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2025
  • Do it early enough for leaves to dry by late afternoon.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • For reasons no one can figure out, the corn crops begin to wilt and die, setting off panic.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
  • Sometimes only misting is needed to revive wilting grass.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Wizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizen. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!