Example sentences for: dwindled

How can you use “dwindled” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But aside from a few exceptions, the supply of genuinely offensive language has dwindled almost to nothing as the 20th century comes to an end; the currency of swearing has been inflated to the brink of worthlessness.

  • Zippergate coverage has dwindled in European newspapers, though the Paris evening paper France-Soir had a front-page comment Monday headlined "Monica's Eyes," claiming that Lewinsky's "passionate look" in photographs left no room for doubt about her relationship with the president.

  • Postwar, the British military presence dwindled, and the main sections of the dockyard were closed in 1951.

  • The Mafia's power has steadily declined since the late '50s . In New York, the number of "soldiers" or "wise-guys "--the ones who take the blood oath--has dwindled.

  • Athens dwindled ever further.


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