shrank
Example Sentences
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While Huawei regained its position as the top seller of smartphones in China last year, the overall domestic market shrank in 2025, according to the US-based International Data Corporation.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
New York City also shrank, though the city’s metro area grew slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
That advantage shrank marginally after Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in 1986, providing a path to citizenship for millions.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Preliminary demographic estimates indicate the country’s population stood at 41.47 million as of Jan. 1, after it shrank by 103,504 people, or 0.2%, in the final quarter of last year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The stolen balloon rose quickly—too quickly, according to Faucet—and the howls of its lone passenger could no longer be heard, as the balloon shrank to a tiny smudge of rainbow in the sky.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
