How to Use wilt in a Sentence

wilt

1 of 2 verb

• The crowd wilted in the heat.
• The hot weather wilted the plants.
• He wilted under the pressure.
• The spinach wilts with in a matter of moments in the hot broth.
  — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The flowers left for her hadn’t even had a chance to wilt.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2021
• The Eagles refused to wilt and rallied for the lead with four runs in the top of the sixth.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Remove from the heat, and add the spinach and lemon zest, stirring well to wilt.
  — Sarah Copeland, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
• Step 3Remove oatmeal from heat and fold in spinach to wilt.
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
• The flowers bloomed in full-force around Aug. 20, and have started to wilt as of Aug. 29.
  — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022
• Add the spinach a few handfuls at a time, adding more as the spinach in the pan begins to wilt.
  — Washington Post, 8 July 2021
• Stir in the beans and chard leaves and cook just until the leaves wilt, about 2 minutes.
  — Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2022
• Add the spinach to the pan and stir into the cauliflower to wilt.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021
• Leaves may wilt if the plant is too dry, too wet or exposed to a draft.
  — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
• Add leaves to the skillet and stir gently as the leaves begin to wilt.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• The arugula gets added to the pan for a minute until just wilted.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
• The Cavs had scored just six points in the first four minutes -- and the offense was starting to wilt.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
• Athens, a vibrant, chaotic place, would wilt in the sun.
  — New York Times, 21 Aug. 2021
• Then comes the lettuce, bitter and just a tad wilted under the weight of all the nuts and cheese.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• On Saturday, the Wings erased the deficit, but the Fever didn't wilt after giving up the lead.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022
• Too much water can damage the roots and cause the leaves to wilt and turn yellow.
  — oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
• The plant grows a big leaf each year which wilts and then becomes dormant.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2023
• Humor tends to wilt through the decades; what was once a bite becomes a sloppy kiss.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• The daffodils had just wilted, and purple columbines had sprung up in their place.
  — Alice Newell-Hanson Sean Donnola, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• In summer, water daily to keep the soil moist so plants don’t wilt.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• Arrange wilted spinach over onions and scatter peas over the top.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
• Where Padres teams of old would wilt against this team, in this place, with that start, this group showed the ability to slug it out.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
• Stir in 1 bunch kale, stemmed and chopped, and cook 2 to 3 minutes, just until wilted.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• But playing at home at this time of year tends to wilt opponents.
  — Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• But the Commodores, who had scored 43 runs in their previous three games, wouldn’t wilt.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 6 June 2022
• Using tongs, toss the greens in the butter until wilted.
  — Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023

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wilt

2 of 2 noun

• Soon, though, the inevitable happens: The blossom wilts, the plant dies, the bugs leave.
  — Sergio Ruzzier, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016
• Oak wilt was been around for decades and has been confirmed in 40 of the state’s counties.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
• The leaves and stems wilt on the outside edges leaving the center green and healthy looking.
  — oregonlive, 12 June 2021
• The plant grows a big leaf each year which wilts and then becomes dormant.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
• Toss well to coat, and cook until the mustard green wilt, 30 seconds.
  — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2019
• After a strong first half, Portland State wilts at Boise State.
  — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2019
• Bake until cheese melts and spinach wilts, about 5 minutes.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2018
• Add sauce mixture and spinach to skillet and boil 2 minutes or until the spinach wilts.
  — Linda Gassenheimer, miamiherald, 6 Feb. 2018
• Not all cyclamen do it, but watch for any wilt and quickly water the plant at the base.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 2 Jan. 2020
• Your leaves could be sun burned, or could have tomato blight or tomato wilt.
  — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2021
• Oak wilt is often found in oak trees and has been found in 56 Michigan counties.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2022
• As one part of the industry wilts, another looks about to shoot up.
  — The Economist, 20 Jan. 2018
• The camera keeps rolling and through the inexorable march of time, the burger sits, the lettuce wilts, the tomato droops, and mold grows on the burger.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 19 Feb. 2020
• The impatiens necrotic spot virus and the disease Pythium wilt have both been around for years.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
• Stir in the crème fraîche, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt, pepper and spinach; cook just until the spinach wilts, 2 to 3 minutes.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2017
• The sweltering heat dries out soil, wilts leaves and slows plants’ food production.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
• To my left, a gray-haired woman in her early ‘70s wilts, balled and grimacing in her Burgundy puffer coat.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• Oak wilt and the emerald ash borer continue to spread farther across the state, leaving dead oak and ash in their wake.
  — Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• Often, migrants’ remains are not found on local ranches until the canopy of brush wilts in the fall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
• The biggest source of food waste in America is households, where produce wilts, milk spoils, and leftovers lurk at the back of the fridge until they are tossed.
  — National Geographic, 30 Mar. 2020
• Unlike plants getting too much water, the dry plants will recover from the slight wilt quickly.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 14 May 2022
• Pests and Diseases: The most common problems for cilantro are fungal wilt, leaf hoppers, aphids, whiteflies, and mildew.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020
• They are filled with a savory-sweet mixture of sauteed apple, onion and kale, done just enough so the apple becomes tender, the onion mellows and the kale wilts a bit.
  — Ellie Krieger, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
• But in the 1950s, the crop was swept by a strain of Panama disease, also known as banana wilt, brought on by the spread of a noxious, soil-inhabiting fungus.
  — Time, 18 Nov. 2019
• Oak wilt is a fungal disease that does cause concern in the Hill Country and in isolated areas of outbreaks, but there are work-arounds in place.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 24 July 2017
• This soup would also gladly welcome mustard greens or kale (just spoon the hot broth over top and watch ‘em wilt), sautéed mushrooms, cooked kabocha squash, a squeeze of lime juice, or a splash of fish sauce.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
• And Fisher neither wilts under the camera’s scrutiny nor succumbs to the temptation to stare it down.
  — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 11 July 2018
• Their feeding can transmit wilt and mosaic viruses to your plants.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2017
• Basil infected with fusarium wilt, one of the most common diseases, has brown streaks, twisted stems, and sudden leaf drop.
  — Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 25 Apr. 2018
• Where romaine wilts within minutes of being slathered in Caesar dressing, kale stands its ground, staying crisp for hours.
  — Maya Wilson, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017

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