dwindled

Example Sentences

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But by Monday, hope of finding the Sacramento Valley man alive had dwindled, Almos said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

As the supply of mitumba dwindled in Rwanda, many customers started buying imported fast fashion.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Since then, Covid revenue has dwindled, though the latest quarter signaled an unexpected, perhaps fleeting, reversal in the trend.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But the push to reshape forest management is fiercely opposed by loggers and mill owners, who say their work is sustainable and provides blue-collar jobs in a region where they’ve dwindled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

By late afternoon the snow was falling steadily, but the river of wildlings had dwindled to a stream.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin