grow dim

Example Sentences

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Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away,

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022

As the night wears on, the lights grow dim and — you knew this was coming — the noise approaches that of a power mower.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2018

The spotlight on Mr. Trump’s favored bank is unlikely to grow dim any time soon.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2017

You would think that, by now, the legacy of Gallipoli would have started to grow dim.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2015

Then the street lamps came on all of a sudden and made the first stars appearing in the night sky grow dim.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus