Sentence examples for many were reduced from inspiring English sources

Many were reduced to ash.

Many were reduced to eating each other's corpses.

Some were deported as slave labourers, Jews were sent to concentration camps, reprisals for partisan activities were harsh, and many were reduced to near starvation by the end of the war.

The militants began complaining to their captives about lacking guns and ammunition last month, two of the women said, and many were reduced to carrying sticks while some of their vehicles were either broken down or lacked gasoline.

Because they have nothing else, many are reduced to eating the most basic 'foods' – berries, insects and animal feed.

Many are reducing the power of parliaments by giving judges new powers to review the decisions that elected politicians make.

As Western banks revamp their businesses in the wake of the financial crisis, many are reducing their worldwide footprint in countries where they cannot compete with local rivals.

Many families were reduced to penury.

Many commanders were reduced to communicating by cellphone.

At least four people died in Wandong and many homes were reduced to charred hulks.

But as sprawl swallowed small towns and corporations homogenized hometown papers, obituaries in many places were reduced to little more than toe tags -- name, rank and serial number.