dwindled
Example Sentences
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With far less snowmelt than usual feeding the Colorado River, inflows dwindled, and the second-largest reservoir in the United States fell to record-low levels in late August and early September.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Except my little freezer stash of homemade breakfast burritos had also dwindled to nothing, and I knew exactly what Monday morning would look like without some intervention: Wake up.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
According to Gus Hall’s obituary in the New York Times in 2000, Communist Party enrollment “had dwindled to about 3,000, down from a peak of about 66,000 in 1939.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Today that lead has dwindled to just over 100,000 vehicles through July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In this frantic atmosphere, the number of Leah’s piano students dwindled.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
