dwindle
Example Sentences
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A great stair should lead to something great, but this one dwindles away in the upper stories without fulfilling its mighty promise.
The groups that have expressed loyalty to Islamic State are now ethno-linguistically and regionally distinct, and their numbers have dwindled, said Georgi Engelbrecht, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group.
Fossil, once a multibillion-dollar business, has seen its market cap dwindle to around $213 million with sales down for at least the past two years.
According to property records, the media mogul’s portfolio in Montecito has dwindled to just a handful of homes, including her Promised Land estate, as well as another parcel of land adjacent to her primary estate.
From MarketWatch
Head count has dwindled to about 1,300, with some voluntarily leaving the agency for more stable ground.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
