have been diminishing
- present perfect progressive of diminish.
Example Sentences
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The panel of judges noted that a “de facto moratorium” appears to be in place now, since lease sales have been diminishing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
And, under plan rules, those unclaimed pensions — which are paid in a lump sum — have been diminishing in value for years, in some cases decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
I think it would have been diminishing returns, Knowing that it's now this triptych is quite pleasing.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
“So, Kilauea may have been diminishing already and the Mauna Loa eruption may have caused enough physical changes to stop it, or it may have just been headed to stop on its own,” Hon said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
Of late years our profits from this source have been diminishing; and we think of giving up the fishery, unless our prospects in that quarter improve after a further trial.
From The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie
