Sentence examples for bit diminished from inspiring English sources

The United States, however, was a bit diminished.

Even the BRICs are looking a bit diminished, with downturns in both Brazil and Russia.

But a pair of road defeats left them a bit diminished in stature — figuratively, if not literally.

Rajaratnam, hearing of Chiesi's highly placed source, told Kumar that he had established a new inroad at the company, noting, "Your value to me is a bit diminished".

This kind of thing leaves "Search" a bit diminished the second time around, turning it into a sort of theatrical Tocqueville.

While complementary critics and doting fans may often refer to famous creatives as "genius," the label is a bit diminished when it's self imposed.

It can let us off the hook a bit, diminishing the stress of living.

Only two of his best-known ballets, "Fancy Free" and "The Concert," are intentionally funny from start to finish, and "The Concert," a City Ballet staple since its premiere in 1956, is an oddly uneven piece of foolery whose best bits are diminished by a flat finale.

He feels that the popular phrase "I'm a bit OCD" diminishes what no one denies to be a wickedly debilitating problem at its worst.

Some of these things seemed to diminish the average severity of her migraines, a little bit; but none diminished their frequency.

My hope of lightening up the evening with a game of cards was diminishing bit by bit.