dwindling
- present participle of dwindle.
Example Sentences
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In return, he left us a sublime body of work, one that languished in astonishing critical neglect until the mid-19th and early-20th centuries, the result of a dwindling taste for monastic and devotional art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
International hotel chains have surrendered their operations, and the dwindling tourism industry has denied the insolvent government an essential revenue source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
When Sheikh Hamad took power 31 years ago Qatar was struggling for money with its oil reserves dwindling.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
All that remained was a dwindling light astern, and soon enough that would be gone as well.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
