dwindle gradually

Frequency: 7.817.5 per million words

To describe a slow, progressive decrease.

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Examples (10)

  • The country's natural resources have been dwindling gradually over the last century.
  • As the days turned into weeks, their hope of finding survivors began to dwindle gradually.
  • The audience for the long-running TV show started to dwindle gradually after the main star left.
  • Without a steady income, his savings would dwindle gradually.
  • The population of the small village is expected to dwindle gradually as young people move to the city.
  • Her initial enthusiasm for the project seemed to dwindle gradually with each new setback.
  • We watched the daylight dwindle gradually as the sun set behind the mountains.
  • Our stock of winter coats will dwindle gradually as the sale continues.
  • Membership in the old book club has been dwindling gradually for years.
  • The old empire's influence on the world stage began to dwindle gradually.