dwindled
Example Sentences
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Volkswagen has tried to slim down as profits have dwindled, and struck a deal with unions in late 2024 to shed 35,000 jobs by 2030 at the company’s core operations in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
By the two-year anniversary of the bombing, the full-time task force of 120 investigators—who had interviewed nearly 5,000 individuals and pursued leads in 38 states and three countries—had dwindled to several detectives.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Putnam wrote that as regular social engagement and recreation dwindled, so did participation in daily civic life.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 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
Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
