The shrinking frog hid beneath the wet leaves, its contradictory behavior baffling every scientist who observed it.

At the meeting, the team expected a heated debate, but the shrinking violets surprised everyone by speaking up confidently.

When the stray dog growls, the child shrinks back instinctively.

Every time he raises his voice, the timid child shrinks away into the corner.

The cotton shirt shrinks up if you wash it in hot water.

I slid a length of heat shrink over the exposed wire before heating it with a heat gun to seal the connection.

The shrink-swell of the clay beneath the house caused cracks in the foundation after alternating wet and dry seasons.

After soldering the wires, I covered the joints with heat shrinks to prevent short circuits and moisture damage.

When the storm hit, even the bravest hikers began to shrink back from the cliff's edge.

The shrink-wrapped textbooks arrived at the school gym, stacked neatly on pallets for distribution.