Example Sentences

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The idea was to see if the bumps got smaller, which would imply the shelves were thinning - that they were melting; that their braking force was getting weaker.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

The Kigali agreement was an amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the landmark 1987 treaty designed to repair the ozone layer by banning coolants called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, that were thinning the layer.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

“His teeth were thinning and they have been doing a remarkable job for him,” she said of her husband.

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2016

"The company's roots in its own city were thinning... it was this loss of relevance, more than any personal or financial failure, that brought successive ROH boards to their knees."

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2011

Before long, the trees were thinning and they were walking up the hill.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull