dwindled
Example Sentences
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With far less snowmelt than usual feeding the Colorado River, inflows dwindled, and the second-largest reservoir in the United States fell to record-low levels in late August and early September.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
According to Gus Hall’s obituary in the New York Times in 2000, Communist Party enrollment “had dwindled to about 3,000, down from a peak of about 66,000 in 1939.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
He spent the next decade moving from safe-house to safe-house, first protected by a loyal team of bodyguards and, when they dwindled away, by his family.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Today that lead has dwindled to just over 100,000 vehicles through July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When she was loud, he was too—and then softer when she got choked up with emotion and her voice dwindled.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
