diminishing returns

Example Sentences

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Firstly, diminishing returns have kicked in - how much more capacity among the public is there really for jaw dropping revelation about the Lord Mandelson soap opera?

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Such threats have been repeated so often that they now face diminishing returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But keep in mind that there does come a point of diminishing returns.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

For Iran’s beleaguered government, winning requires hunkering down as its attackers face diminishing returns from each new day of battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The law of diminishing returns seems to operate.

From The Fifth-Dimension Tube by Leinster, Murray