was thinning
- past progressive of thin.
Example Sentences
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A 2018 study by researchers from Leeds University showed that the segment close to base camp was thinning at a rate of 1m per year.
From BBC ● May 28, 2023
The World Cup crowd was thinning out, but a new wave of folks came.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Because satellite estimates suggested the ice shelf was thinning an average of two or three meters per year, he expected to find the ice three to six centimeters thinner than the week before.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2022
“I couldn’t tell you how many people were in the room, but it felt like the sea of people was thinning out in both the slowest yet fastest time frame,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
The sun was shining, the fog was thinning, the robot was rowing.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
