grow smaller

Example Sentences

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It was never that large a crowd in the first instance—and watching a small crowd grow smaller isn’t news.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2023

Each time that happens, the surviving green patches grow smaller.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

A weak yen, once considered a boon to the export-led economy, is now having less of an impact as shipments grow smaller, given the ongoing shift by Japanese manufacturers to offshore production.

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

Buddhist monks chanted, the incantations broadcast by loudspeaker over a village where history’s aggressors and victims still coexist, where farmers’ landholdings grow smaller with each year.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

I shrank back and away from the scene, watching it grow smaller, and smaller, and smaller until the dark, cloudy haze of Rob’s mind swallowed it whole.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken