shrink to
Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words
used with 'from' to specify the ending point of a reduction (e.g., shrink from 14% to 5%)
Categories:
Examples (10)
- The company's profits are expected to shrink to almost nothing next quarter.
- Due to the economic downturn, the market share has shrunk to a mere 2%.
- Scientists observed the cells shrinking to half their original size under the microscope.
- The population of the small town has shrunk to below 500 residents.
- If we don't take action, our budget will shrink to a level where we can't operate.
- The initial investment was supposed to grow, but it has shrunk to less than we started with.
- The projected number of attendees has shrunk to a disappointingly small group.
- After several rounds of cuts, the department's funding has shrunk to an unsustainable amount.
- The manufacturer warned that the fabric might shrink to a smaller size after washing.
- The overall demand for the product has shrunk to a fraction of what it once was.