dwindled

Example Sentences

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Aid deliveries that reached the camp weeks ago have dwindled as services across the city are repeatedly hit.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic closures led to even greater challenges for the city’s theater community as sales to live shows continued to plummet, arts grants were canceled and audiences dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But as the Cavaliers’ lead dwindled in the fourth quarter and the New York crowd roared to life, everything the Knicks threw up was suddenly finding the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Unemployment is rife, healthcare struggling and the aid that once provided the basics for millions has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They seldom now reach three feet; but they have dwindled, they say, and in ancient days they were taller.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien