Though he was widely admired during and after the Civil War, Grant's stature shrank in the aftermath of the slaughter of World War I. His bloody 1864 Wilderness campaign against Robert E. Lee earned him the tag "butcher," an epithet that took on even more sinister tones given the ghastly losses in the Great War.
A year later, a drastic diet reduced Ryan's size by a third, and the Jets stature shrunk similarly, to a slender six wins alongside ten losses.
As for theatre, Billington believes Storey's stature has shrunk, if only temporarily, "partly because he was championed by Anderson, and after Lindsay's death he seemed to lack a sponsor.
Although it threatened to reassume control of the city's finances in 1991, its stature has been shrinking in recent years.
While we often consider it a harmless sign of aging, a shrinking stature is a common sign of poor bone health.
Outside Ms. Marble's museum, Michael Jackson's stature has long been shrinking, as have his record sales.
5) Reducing himself and his discourse to Jr. High School girl- or boy-talk and consciousness reduces his stature, which is already shrinking fast.
Yet, when surrounded by her elders, she looked vulnerable and even gave the illusion of shrinking in physical stature.
I grew smaller in stature -- shrunk right there in my chair before her, as if I was Alice and had just choked down a little red pill.
Hamilton casts Gingrich as a ridiculous figure who gradually shrinks in stature next to the president.
In "The War Within," more judgmental still, President Bush shrinks in stature as the narrator's presence grows.
