How to Use diminish in a Sentence

diminish

verb
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  • The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.
  • The drug's side effects should diminish over time.
  • Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.
  • Recounting these visions doesn’t diminish my fears, or solve the problems that cause them.
    — Marie Solis, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • This did not diminish the love Mooney has for his Weber Genius at home.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
  • One light layer easily covered my mom’s redness, brightened her under-eye area, and diminished the look of dark spots.
    — Cai Cramer, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The transfer portal and injury concerns about the NFL draft will greatly diminish some teams.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Identifying a user by name violates their privacy and can diminish trust in the system.
    — Samson David, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Any re-acceleration in inflation could further diminish expectations for more relief from the Fed.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
  • That doesn't diminish what Kevin and DA bring to the table.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But his role in the passing game diminished over the final three months of the season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
  • But the typical path has diminished in the age of the transfer portal.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In the southeastern part of the state, the Ogallala Aquifer is diminishing.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And their greatness gives cover to those who would diminish his importance to the team and to the game.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Will this at least diminish the numbers coming to the border?
    — The Editors, National Review, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And, even after just one rinse, all of the brassiness diminishes and you’re left with cool blonde tones.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The rooster’s role is largely diminished here in order to make room for the heroic hens.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Finding joy again does not diminish your love for your wife.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The likelihood will diminish that your boss will lay you off.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The larger of two cocktail tables in the space is eight feet long and made of Portuguese cedar, with a curved top to diminish its bulk.
    — Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Northwest winds diminish overnight and dry air allows lows to fall to the upper 50s to lower 60s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Getting the facts right might diminish some of the divisive rhetoric in this country.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • That doesn’t diminish my love of the song, but that’s just reality.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Shower chances diminish Friday night as winds remain breezy and lows dip to the upper 40s and low 50s.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
  • But for three years, that influx of visitors — and their open wallets — has been diminished, thanks to the impact of Covid.
    — Jordyn Holman John Taggart, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • And, as Post suggests, the attacks on the Taft Court likely contributed to a diminishing number of dissents in the first half of the decade.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The quality of the game diminishes, but there aren’t as many conflicts.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
  • But the odds of a father-son duo has diminished significantly in the last year.
    — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • But sometimes the fresh fragrance is gone all too soon—seemingly diminishing with each passing load.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Even political blunders don’t seem to diminish enthusiasm for another term in the final days.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024

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