declining number

Frequency: 8.026.2 per million words

Used to talk about a quantity of people or things that is getting smaller.

decliningADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

number

Examples (10)

  • The school is concerned about the declining number of students enrolling each year.
  • Conservationists are working to protect the declining number of tigers in the wild.
  • The company is facing challenges due to the declining number of customers in its physical stores.
  • There has been a declining number of people attending church services over the last decade.
  • Despite new incentives, the city is still struggling with a declining number of residents.
  • The official report highlighted the declining number of manufacturing jobs in the region.
  • What can be done to reverse the declining number of blood donors?
  • The declining number of available skilled workers is a major concern for the tech industry.
  • Researchers are studying the effects of the declining number of bees on crop pollination.
  • A declining number of young people are choosing to become farmers.