Sentence examples for dwindling sense from inspiring English sources
However, it was his discussion of society's dwindling sense of community that provoked my strongest objection.
Perhaps it was hubris, or maybe a dwindling sense of immortality, but my desire to see my own internal culture displayed alongside the great civilisations of history grew stronger the more I thought about it.
That the word "integrated" was no longer a part of the district's self-espoused vision for itself reflects a dwindling sense of political possibility to build a truly desegregated school system.
The story's familiarity is intentional in a certain respect, as the experiences of Staff Sgt. Cole Lewis Michael Cuomoo), the freshly admitted Marine, are not uncommon among vets: post-traumatic stress disorder, a girlfriend who breaks up in absentia, a dwindling sense of purpose and grievances over the quality of health care provided by the military.
The rawness of the early Victorians' belief in individual self-help, and their dependence on social and economic transactions that you could see and touch (savings kept under the bed, business deals confirmed with a handshake) had settled into a collective trust in great institutions, the sort that had fancy letterheads and a dwindling sense of personal responsibility.
He tries to hang onto his dwindling sense of bravado but it's a thin veil that you see slip as the story goes on.
Although the year brought higher than average job openings, it was also marked by a widening skills gap and an ever-dwindling sense of job security for today's workers.
And the call for universal background checks for gun ownership is increasingly in doubt as Senate Republicans, sensing dwindling interest, resort to usual vows to filibuster.
Dr. Dimitri Christakis, who studies the impact of technology on the brain and is the director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Hospital, emphasized that teachers' views were subjective but nevertheless could be accurate in sensing dwindling attention spans among students.
