Example Sentences

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He became worried new flight options were dwindling, so he googled the airline’s customer-service number.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

In the lot, the numbers were dwindling, and the sun was getting lower already.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Indeed, it was as late as February last season that many were saying City’s trophy chances were dwindling.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

WHO repeated its call for an immediate ceasefire and sustained humanitarian assistance, saying options for medical care in the small coastal enclave were dwindling.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2023

They still had food in the house, but their supplies were dwindling and he wasn’t sure when they’d be able to replenish them or how.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer