dwindle

Example Sentences

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Now he’s watched the Lakers’ seemingly insurmountable three-games-to-none series lead dwindle to 3-2 after a 99-93 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Indians like housewife Kriti Prasad have been found themselves desperately hunting for cooking gas as supplies dwindle.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Morgan analysts said that supply disruptions in the Gulf “are accelerating faster than expected” as storage options dwindle and force production shut-ins as early as next week.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 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

If you are stuck in open water for days, your food & water supplies will dwindle to nothing.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman