Example Sentences

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They are likely to be trade candidates this offseason, though conventional wisdom suggests their value will have diminished by then.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

“We are disappointed that this seminal work is going to be so radically altered that it will have diminished integrity.”

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

If you begin collecting a modest-but-meaningful check at 67, by the time you reach 100 its value compared with the average family’s income will have diminished considerably.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2013

By 1990, U.S. oil production will have diminished by about 20% from current levels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Your peck will have diminished by the process into half a pint or less of mushroom powder, but you have the means with it of making a rich gravy at a few minutes' notice.

From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Owen, Catherine