dwindle

Example Sentences

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Analysts say that most large companies have two to four weeks of petrochemical inventories, but that is going to dwindle in late March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

One vision is bleak: The new crop will dwindle rapidly, leading to a depleted grove and possible extinction due to drought, a warming climate and the fire-enhancing effects of a century of fire suppression.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Further concessions to American households' shopping bills might be made - especially if "tariff dividend cheques" for households become less feasible as revenues dwindle further.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But because you can no longer add money to the account, your account might dwindle with each passing year unless you invest the funds and leave them untouched.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Hound had turned, clenching him in its metal-plier jaws, and trotted off in darkness, while the camera remained stationary, watching the creature dwindle in the distance—a splendid fade-out!

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury