shrank

Example Sentences

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Massachusetts is steadily losing more domestic movers than it is gaining, and Boston shrank slightly in the last measured year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Reform came second with 34 seats, forming the largest opposition group, while Labour shrank from 29 seats before the election to just nine.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The U.S. government’s budget surplus shrank in April from a year earlier, thanks to weaker tax revenue and higher corporate and individual refunds.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

As city revenues shrank, spending on elementary and middle schools alike dropped by more than 10%, though local military forces received millions of dollars in special funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Monsoon cast a waterfall in front of them, then whispered a few words that shrank the waterfall into a gray pendant.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi