diminishment

Example Sentences

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Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street in 1951, defying the diminishment of British power and his own declining health for four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

It’s tempting to assume that their diminishment was inevitable in the face of global competition and the falling share of manufacturing, their traditional stronghold, in employment.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

When the powerful are made weak, when they are revealed to be human, to have hearts, their diminishment is nothing short of terrifying.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo