diminished

Example Sentences

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Chinese shoppers are returning to luxury stores, but with less appetite to spend and in greatly diminished numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a while this season, Villarreal seemed to be on the fringes of the title race but two defeats and a draw in their last three La Liga outings have diminished those notions.

From Barron's

For a short while this season, Villarreal seemed to be on the fringes of the title race but two defeats and a draw in their last three La Liga outings have diminished those notions.

From Barron's

Everything in the house had felt smaller—diminished and less brave—after that.

From Literature

Although the scale of street protests has since diminished, they have not ended.

From BBC