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