Example sentences for: dwindled

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

  • 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 Italians’ attachment to regional customs and religious festivals has dwindled in the 20th century, but many continue for the tourist trade.

  • However, the loss of Arabic wealth and the silting up of the River Arade left Silves almost literally high and dry, and by the time the bishopric of the Algarve was transferred to Faro in 1577, the town’s population had dwindled to 140.

  • As the supply of a given precursor dwindled, the most successful organisms would be those that 'invented' an enzyme with which to catalyze formation of that precursor from compounds present in the environment.


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