shrink
verb (used without object)
to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance.
Example Sentences
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"With Japan's population shrinking by more than 900,000 a year... we have no choice but to rely on foreign workers," said Menju, a visiting professor at the Kansai University of International Studies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Many of the plans that are vanishing or shrinking are PPOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Nearly five decades of satellite observations reveal a troubling transformation in the Arctic, where sea ice is shrinking in both summer and winter, and much of the remaining ice is becoming younger and thinner.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
A few were antagonistic and openly so; like Ammu they saw their share of the food shrinking with each additional mouth.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
