dwindled

Example Sentences

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Aid deliveries that reached the camp weeks ago have dwindled as services across the city are repeatedly hit.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The chances of finding anyone alive beneath meters deep of rubble have dwindled since the critical 72-hour window passed.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

As the supply of mitumba dwindled in Rwanda, many customers started buying imported fast fashion.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But eventually the “likes” on his posts dwindled and many wondered whether his business venture was legitimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

As my year in the tenth grade at Big Creek dwindled to days, Mr. Turner held one of his few command performances in the school auditorium.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam