Sentence examples for the diminution from inspiring English sources
noun
A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution.
Rather, one is saddened by the diminution of sexual desire.
"The diminution of value may not be identifiable until it's too late," he said.
Certainly the diminution of religious faith entails no necessary lowering of this expectation.
And yet, for all the diminution that comparison implies, it's a significantly better picture.
In a large part of public opinion, the diminution of Belgium is not in evidence.
The net result of that will be the diminution, not the enhancement, of American credibility.
A greater loss, however, is the diminution of the two older works.
The proposed new definition will be effective where the diminution of responsibility is caused by a "recognised medical condition".
"The problem with being a thriller writer like me today," he says, "is the diminution of the UK's global role".
And yet, if honor and appearance matter, then the diminution of the American military presence could signal an important shift.
In the long term, though, no one has much to gain from the diminution of storied institutions.
