Example Sentences

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Also, the premium on the VIX futures has been dwindling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

One area where the administration may not push for major change is the overburdened Colorado River, a water source that has been dwindling during the last 25 years amid persistent drought worsened by global warming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

Rogers’ research found that legislative competition around the U.S. has been dwindling for decades.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

But the number of individuals found and identified has been dwindling by the year.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

My appetite for navigating the Twin Cities highways has been dwindling rapidly.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich