dwindle
Example Sentences
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“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.
In 1931 he was asked by Britain's poultry club to help preserve the breed, whose numbers had dwindled due to changing tastes.
From BBC
“If those shipments continue to dwindle in the next few weeks or months, well, the situation is going to be just unsustainable.”
A great stair should lead to something great, but this one dwindles away in the upper stories without fulfilling its mighty promise.
The groups that have expressed loyalty to Islamic State are now ethno-linguistically and regionally distinct, and their numbers have dwindled, said Georgi Engelbrecht, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.