dwindle

Example Sentences

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But as funding from cap-and-invest and the climate bond dwindle, the state must increasingly turn to Cal Fire, which devotes only a small portion of its budget to mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"If that trend continued, you'd potentially see your site traffic almost dwindle to nothing."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Indians like housewife Kriti Prasad have been found themselves desperately hunting for cooking gas as supplies dwindle.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

I could sense the boy's interest dwindle as the pull of his mother increased.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath