Sentence examples for ended up diminished from inspiring English sources

The star who had envisaged becoming a legend at United ended up diminished.

Yet at least partly because it was someone else's, it ended up diminished, delayed and, in some eyes, devalued.

Rice had later placed him on a Bush transition team that reorganized the NSC (and ended up diminishing Clarke's role).

The long cohabitation has relegated Mr. Chirac to an almost ambassadorial position and ended up diminishing the stature of the once-mighty French presidency conceived by de Gaulle as a position of almost regal splendor.

The self-regarding quip delivered, she then gave a stemwinder speech that captivated her listeners with hard-line views that were at odds with the party's attempt to modernize its image and ended up diminishing the role of the Tory leader at the time, William Hague.

Simply putting out best of compilations can end up diminishing an estate's value.

But maybe The Times's insistence on stamping its own brand on everything it touches ends up diminishing what it delivers.

Admittedly, Helen Mirren did a wonderful PR job for the Queen, but often even the most hagiographic screen treatments can end up diminishing rather than dignifying their subjects.

The opponents of the subscription model feel that making all music by all artists available for one flat fee will end up diminishing the overall revenue stream.

Moreover, lottery funding is means-tested - so a gold medallist's rewards from outside earnings and sponsorship can end up diminishing it.

"When you turn to art to commemorate something this dramatic, it ends up diminishing the horror and distancing one from the actual authenticity of the event".