Example Sentences

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The production of both has dwarfed Harry’s over the past two seasons and they are favorites to make the roster at this point.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

The decline in carbon in 2020 has dwarfed all the previous big falls.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2020

Over the course of nearly half a century, the share of respondents who say “not harshly enough” has dwarfed the share who say “too harshly,” 73 percent to 7 percent.

From Slate • May 17, 2019

Worst of times The public humiliation when Joe Wright ended their engagement after they had announced their wedding has dwarfed any setbacks in her professional career.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2014

It has dwarfed the graceful, Spanish tower of the Madison Square Garden, without a doubt, and taken the proud Diana down a peg.

From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard