Example Sentences

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Without a lot of rain, and soon, the current drought and heat will knock the 2023 harvest down to similar levels—and global stocks will dwindle.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2023

“Unless a solution is found, nonhuman primate research in Europe will dwindle and even stop in certain places,” says Kirk Leech, executive director of the European Animal Research Association.

From Science Magazine • May 4, 2023

His media coverage will wane, his followers will dwindle and his story will get even more predictable and boring.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

Soon enough, the summer rush of tourists will dwindle and in October the farmers market will go into hibernation for the winter.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

If you are stuck in open water for days, your food & water supplies will dwindle to nothing.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman