Sentence examples for once diminished from inspiring English sources

Here, drama is, for once, diminished by real life.

Protestantism at once diminished and intensified the role of the Church in ordinary English lives.

The statue (of John the Baptist) looks almost innocuous, and Sachs's possibly disquieting words are at once diminished by their placement in this harmless context.

Even though the Lords gradually lost its primacy to the Commons, its importance as the keeper of England's traditions and an anchor for democracy never once diminished.

I am unashamedly a critical supporter of the president, but my support of the president has never once diminished my respect for the work of Tavis Smiley (or his partner in protest, Dr. Cornel West).

Gaps in immunization have resulted in outbreaks of once diminished vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, while marginalized populations face higher rates of child undernutrition, which often has lifelong consequences.

She paints versions of European masterpieces in Pop colors on pieces of household furniture, at once diminishing the aura of icons and elevating ordinary things.

The word, which feels at once diminishing and appreciative, evokes the famous picture of Einstein, with his flyaway white hair and with his tongue sticking out in a lovable grimace.

My mother nearly destroyed me when I was young, but my affection for her increased as the woman she once was diminished.

Mr. Corzine expresses concern that selling all of his shares at once would diminish their value, an argument some analysts contest.

By the late 90s, Clancy had linked his name to several multimillion-dollar businesses at at once, while diminishing his role in making new work.