dwindle

But go back earlier, and the talk starts to dwindle.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

But this year the Rockies had the least snow on record, and they’ve watched springs dry up and creeks dwindle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Ranchers, meanwhile, are seeing their hay supplies dwindle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lockheed Martin said it will field a new, cheaper Patriot missile model that can be produced faster as stockpiles dwindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

My sentences will dwindle, darn, steadily unravel themselves.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Most stay for about eight months before departing ahead of Kashmir's harsh winter, when construction slows and agricultural activity dwindles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

But a lack of seeds and other food for mice might mean that prey dwindles over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

As time dwindles, the Internal Revenue Service has received over 1 million fewer income-tax returns compared to the same point a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

S&P Global estimates copper demand will rise 50% by 2040, while mining output dwindles, resulting in a 25% shortfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

But after months and an unusually hot summer, their numbers dwindled - with no sign that the government was meeting their demands.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Over the past few sessions, trading volume has dwindled, while major indexes have mostly drifted sideways.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The country’s diesel exports had already dwindled when the Kremlin banned exports in July to ensure there was enough fuel at home, particularly for the summer harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

With far less snowmelt than usual feeding the Colorado River, inflows dwindled, and the second-largest reservoir in the United States fell to record-low levels in late August and early September.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Its bottom was less stony and more earthy, and slowly its sides dwindled to mere banks.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Born during China’s boom years, this generation is now entering adulthood with dwindling opportunities, fiercer competition and a growing sense of despondency that years of hard work won’t pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Surging demand and dwindling supply have fuelled an illicit market for eligible recruits.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The dwindling payouts have started to affect his lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He is reluctant to resume major combat operations, the officials said, partly because the U.S. wants to reserve dwindling munitions for other contingencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Down the mud flats small fountains erupted, dozens of them, spurting two feet or more, then again, then lower, then dwindling and stopping.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson