was dwindling
- past progressive of dwindle.
Example Sentences
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“Everyone contributes here, everyone’s valued, everyone feels like they’re a part of it,” said left winger Taylor Hall, a one-time NHL MVP whose career was dwindling until he was traded to the Hurricanes in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The manager said he needed to replenish his inventory of used vehicles that was dwindling because of the tariffs, according to Porter.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
It was a bet on local news at a time when the press corps at the statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey, was dwindling, and papers even in wealthy towns were shrinking.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
But the site was still not attracting a particularly diverse audience, and the pool of subscribers for classical music was dwindling.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
His energy was dwindling with every passing minute, a sure sign that the Afterlife was trying to draw him out of mortality.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
