How to Use diminish in a Sentence

diminish

verb

• The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.
• The drug's side effects should diminish over time.
• Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.
• But his role in the passing game diminished over the final three months of the season.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
• But the typical path has diminished in the age of the transfer portal.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• In the southeastern part of the state, the Ogallala Aquifer is diminishing.
  — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• And their greatness gives cover to those who would diminish his importance to the team and to the game.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
• And, even after just one rinse, all of the brassiness diminishes and you’re left with cool blonde tones.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• The rooster’s role is largely diminished here in order to make room for the heroic hens.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
• Finding joy again does not diminish your love for your wife.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
• Northwest winds diminish overnight and dry air allows lows to fall to the upper 50s to lower 60s.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• Getting the facts right might diminish some of the divisive rhetoric in this country.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• Shower chances diminish Friday night as winds remain breezy and lows dip to the upper 40s and low 50s.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
• But for three years, that influx of visitors — and their open wallets — has been diminished, thanks to the impact of Covid.
  — Jordyn Holman John Taggart, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• And, as Post suggests, the attacks on the Taft Court likely contributed to a diminishing number of dissents in the first half of the decade.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• The quality of the game diminishes, but there aren’t as many conflicts.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
• But the odds of a father-son duo has diminished significantly in the last year.
  — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
• Some of those economic effects here at home have diminished, which is good news for us, though the war still persists.
  — CBS News, 30 July 2023
• The perpetrator could not diminish that for those who loved her.
  — Gary Craig, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
• The habitat of the bird, a type of grouse, has diminished across about 90% of its historical range, officials said.
  — Matthew Daly, ajc, 3 May 2023
• Never stop looking for ways to diminish risk and increase ways to keep the housing pipeline full.
  — Richard Burns, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• The long break has not diminished Le Tigre’s power, and fans at the Agora on Monday loved every minute of this reunion show.
  — Judie Vegh, cleveland, 18 July 2023
• Scattered showers could linger into the evening, then should diminish overnight.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
• Keep in Mind Shedding is natural and will diminish over time.
  — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• But that hasn’t diminished the significance of the stunning win in a sport viewed in the U.S. largely as a curiosity – if at all.
  — Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
• Russia has had an artillery advantage throughout the war, but that edge diminished for a time last year.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• And as the salmon's numbers diminished, so did the spirit of the Native peoples who have called the Klamath home for uncounted centuries.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
• These are meant to be placed over the end of the telescope to diminish the sunlight before it gets amplified inside your telescope.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 20 July 2023
• But that doesn’t diminish the sheer satisfaction of holding the sturdy cardstock of the LP jackets in your hands.
  — Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
• However, focusing only on what young people in the United States listen to could limit real inclusion and diminish their global appeal.
  — Miguel Gálvez, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024