The entire field of publishing has shrunk, beneath what seemed on the surface like an infinite expansion.
2 hrs and 45 min. At this point, it would be almost a relief to report that "Hamilton" — the musical that opened at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Thursday night — has shrunk beneath the bloat of its hype.
Yet, with their two leading weapons shrinking beneath the fire of the oppressive Heat defense, the Knicks will enter tomorrow night's Game 3 at Madison Square Garden with one victory and a pilfered home-court advantage.
Two Republican governors, both once viewed as dominant figures in their state parties, seemed to shrink last week beneath allegations that they took favors from powerful people around them.
Clay soils, like those beneath the houses of Mr. Derse and Ms. Wilson, shrink during droughts and swell during floods, causing structures to bob.
Beneath an all-encompassing canopy of black, the action seemed to shrink to hobbit scale, though the German tenor Peter Seiffert, singing the title role of the ignoble hero, is a physically towering presence.
This week we learned that staring in 2017, the strike zone will shrink: rising from the hollow beneath a hitter's kneecap to the top of the knee, presumably providing overmatched batters with a better shot at not striking out or grounding out.
The stomach that protruded from beneath his jersey began to shrink.
"Hot water and steam swell and soften the hairs, making for a great day one result because the hairs will shrink a lot after the shower, pulling beneath the surface and keeping things smooth," Krant said.
After the Second World War, when the U.S. was struggling beneath a huge pile of debt, higher inflation helped shrink the real national debt to manageable proportions.
He seems to shrink when he faces the Yankees, and Alex Rodriguez, his nemesis Monday, led off with a grounder that scooted beneath Scutaro's glove.
