dwindle

Example Sentences

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"Because they're seabirds, they have one egg every year, and if they don't get those birds away, the numbers are going to dwindle very, very quickly."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The new trees dwindle as the weak die and the strong thrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Defense stocks usually rally ahead of a broader conflict, but gains typically dwindle after the start of the war — as was the case during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Worried about waiting to escape as food and air-defense munitions dwindle, he is weighing paying a hefty price for a seven-hour taxi ride through Saudi Arabia’s deserts—and oil fields, which could be targets—to Riyadh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

He seemed to dwindle again to an old grey man, bent and troubled.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien