Example Sentences

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What’s the point of watching a game that can be winnowed down to a series of inputs and outputs?

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

But its allure is being winnowed away by the noxious Russian thistle, the spread of which is entirely the fault of the ceaseless and unforgiving prairie wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Merit’s measly weekly viewer numbers soon winnowed down further, to 17,000.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

The field of candidates would be winnowed down by a committee before being added to ballots.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The sieving winnowed out tiny pebbles and other impurities.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park