Sentence examples similar to had been shrink from inspiring English sources

"The building had been shrinking and shrinking".

The economy, which had been shrinking, is growing again.

The population had been shrinking since the 1960s.

Jon Scieszka, who wrote "Robot Zot," said his royalty checks had been shrinking, especially in the last year.

Leaders of the San Diego company said that its cash reserves had been shrinking.

Overall credit has been shrinking.

And it has been shrinking.

But domestic supplies have been shrinking.

The population has been shrinking for years.

And membership has been shrinking.

But that difference has been shrinking.