How to use "dwindle" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dwindle" in popular movie and book plots

  • As their numbers dwindle and nerves fray, they make an amazing discovery about the moon that just might save their lives.  - Shockwave, Darkside
  • With fears that supplies will dwindle as the undying grows, Vera suggests that hospitals need more painkillers to handle this situation.  - Rendition (Torchwood)
  • Audience numbers soon dwindle at Burt and Anton's show, upsetting Bally's owner Doug Munny.  - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
  • Shortly thereafter, their water supplies begin to dwindle as well.  - Apache Territory
  • Prowling round the local butchers he watches the stock of birds gradually dwindle without having the opportunity to take one unobserved.  - How Rastus Gets His Turkey
  • Their hopes dwindle further when, after seeing a man waving from shore, and what may or may not be another boat, they fail to make contact.  - The Open Boat
  • Maya is wounded in the shootout, but her SWAT team manages to dwindle Shadaloo's numbers.  - Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
  • But her love for Humankind starts to dwindle as her latest charge, Linda Danvers, resists her attempts to help her.  - Supergirl: Wings
  • However, the music only works as motivation for so long and the women continue to dwindle in numbers.  - Paradise Road (1997 film)
  • He observes that when he stays in one place too long, his powers dwindle and will return only when he leaves that place.  - The Magic Goes Away
  • Living in this manner ("in the hands of the gods"), Leavers thrive in times of abundance and dwindle in times of scarcity.  - Ishmael (novel)
  • The detention camps later dwindle away and close down, the government no longer posing a threat.  - Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

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