dwindle

Example Sentences

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Analysts say that most large companies have two to four weeks of petrochemical inventories, but that is going to dwindle in late March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

How much materials for drone production Iran has stockpiled is unclear—but they will inevitably dwindle as the conflict drags on.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The new trees dwindle as the weak die and the strong thrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Inside Pollo Feliz, another restaurant in the neighbourhood, Marya works the register and says she has watched foot traffic dwindle.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He seemed to dwindle again to an old grey man, bent and troubled.

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