have been thinning
- present perfect progressive of thin.
Example Sentences
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“The ranks of technicians have been thinning for decades, which meant a lot more travel for those left to service equipment.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Newspapers have been folding, newsrooms have been thinning out, editors and reporters are being laid off at alarming rates.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2018
The crowds have been thinning out the farther away from the centre we get.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2017
My reflection seemed to be going in the wrong direction: rounding where it shouldn’t have been, thinning where it should have thickened.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2012
Apple's management ranks have been thinning at an alarming rate.
From Time Magazine Archive
