How to Use dwindle in a Sentence

dwindle

verb

• Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.
• The town's population is dwindling away.
• Waiting days for food The price of dwindling food in Gaza has soared.
  — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023
• No one likes to look up at the scoreboard and see the numbers dwindling down.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• That is, of course, why lakes Mead and Powell have dwindled to record lows.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023
• Contacts dwindled again during the first years of Biden's term.
  — David J. Lynch, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
• At the same time, their numbers have dwindled with age and illness.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
• By now, that number has dwindled to less than 24 hours.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• One of the concerns of the panelists was the dwindling post-pandemic box office.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Dec. 2023
• Freeform’s scripted roster has dwindled in the past two years.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
• The area is home to the dwindling desert tortoise and an endangered plant called the Lane Mountain milk-vetch.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• Alaskan oil production has dwindled in the last three decades.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
• Father Rafael Garcia, the pastor at the church, said the numbers of migrants have dwindled in the past few days.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 14 May 2023
• Like many volunteer groups across the United States, the Jaycees have dwindled.
  — J. David Goodman Desiree Rios, New York Times, 4 May 2024
• The church, built in 1889, has seen its membership dwindle over the years, and with it the money needed to restore the building.
  — Jada Clarke, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023
• Though the craft of hat making has dwindled in recent decades, Moore is among a group of milliners still passionate about the work.
  — Morgan Evans, Vogue, 4 May 2024
• In the process, species like the dolphins and the tapirs, were driven from their habitats, their numbers rapidly dwindling.
  — Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
• Gollan said the window of time to save those trapped under the rubble was rapidly dwindling.
  — Aaron Boxerman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• From here, the daytime TV doctor’s health began to dwindle.
  — Ginny Hogan, Men's Health, 6 Apr. 2023
• Against this background, support for Maduro and the Chavista regime began to dwindle.
  — Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 29 July 2024
• Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Americas and the U.N. and other aid groups say food and water are dwindling.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• The age of running backs able to compete at a high level also appears to be dwindling.
  — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
• The company had been, since last year, searching for ways to stay afloat as its cash reserves dwindled.
  — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 22 May 2024
• Sea ice around Antarctica dwindled to near record lows.
  — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
• Looking out at the beach, Sanders explained the complex puzzle that has caused the region to see a dwindling sand supply.
  — Laylan Connelly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
• One crisis made worse by the work stoppage is the company’s dwindling supply of cash.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
• The city now relies on rain to fill a reservoir, and groundwater levels are dwindling.
  — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 29 June 2024
• Although Amazon Prime Day is nearing its final hours, that doesn’t mean the deals have dwindled.
  — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
• Mayor Victor Cabral talked about the troubles San Clemente has faced the past four decades as its beaches have dwindled, with no sand and just rocks along some stretches.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
• As hope of recovery dwindled here, Michael focused on blessings there.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024