diminishment
Example Sentences
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Price delivers “Oval Room” with the same steely, straight-ahead tone that Foley had, offering a very faithful reading of the original — but that’s not meant as an insult or a diminishment of Price’s approach.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The diminishment of the Washington Post hits hard because it feels like another demoralizing thing in our national life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
When it comes to fertility, there’s even some published data showing that rapamycin can slow the diminishment of the ovarian reserve of—again—mice in labs.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2024
Indeed, in its current usage, it is a dismissive term, a labeling of bizarre behavior or beliefs that implies not a threat but a diminishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
My own thoughts now turn to the last few months, the sight of my grandfather’s diminishment, the awkwardness between us as I grew taller than him and he seemed to shrink into himself, into age.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
