dwindle

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Defense stocks usually rally ahead of a broader conflict, but gains typically dwindle after the start of the war — as was the case during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Worried about waiting to escape as food and air-defense munitions dwindle, he is weighing paying a hefty price for a seven-hour taxi ride through Saudi Arabia’s deserts—and oil fields, which could be targets—to Riyadh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Further concessions to American households' shopping bills might be made - especially if "tariff dividend cheques" for households become less feasible as revenues dwindle further.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Hound had turned, clenching him in its metal-plier jaws, and trotted off in darkness, while the camera remained stationary, watching the creature dwindle in the distance—a splendid fade-out!

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury