grow dim

Example Sentences

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Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away,

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2022

As the night wears on, the lights grow dim and — you knew this was coming — the noise approaches that of a power mower.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2018

You would think that, by now, the legacy of Gallipoli would have started to grow dim.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2015

Later, they go beyond being merely sentimental as the lights grow dim in the virtually deserted air terminal, which has shut down for the night.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012

When he shifted his eyes, the mask seemed whole, and yet an instant later something else would grow dim.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer