Example Sentences

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By the end of last week hopes of a breakthrough had dimmed.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

Carlson’s star had dimmed since his stint on Crossfire in the 2000s, and before Fox promoted him back to prime time he had been exiled as a weekend host of Fox & Friends.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

But its apparent brightness changes as the satellite rotates, and by late December, it had dimmed to a magnitude of +6.

From Scientific American • Oct. 2, 2023

Simone Biles made an impressive return to gymnastics competition Saturday, two years after a bout with “the twisties” had dimmed her golden dreams at the Tokyo Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2023

But my excitement about going to school with my brothers had dimmed.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat