dwindle to

Frequency: 6.813.1 per million words

Used to specify the final number, amount, or level after decreasing.

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Examples (10)

  • Profits slowly dwindled to nothing.
  • The town's population has dwindled to less than a thousand over the last decade.
  • Our emergency water supply is rapidly dwindling to a critical level.
  • By the end of the long concert, the audience had dwindled to just a handful of loyal fans.
  • Hopes for a peaceful resolution dwindled to almost zero after the negotiations failed.
  • As the recession hit, their once-large savings account dwindled to a mere fraction of its former value.
  • The number of active volunteers has dwindled to a core group of five people.
  • After months without rain, the mighty river dwindled to a narrow trickle.
  • The company's market share dwindled to just 2% in the face of intense competition.
  • With each passing day, his confidence dwindled to a whisper of what it once was.