SHRINKAGE in a Sentence

Learn SHRINKAGE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for SHRINKAGE, such as:
1. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of SHRINKAGE
shrinkage
 n.  process or result of becoming less or smaller
 n.  the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
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1  The main drawback is that the lawn could sink as the old turf rots, so you need to build it up a little higher than you might otherwise, to allow for shrinkage.
2  The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.