If they drifted far off course, even that hope would dwindle.

Even after a week, hope did not necessarily dwindle, for there were stories upon stories of unlikely reunions.

As the antipathy grew, the hope of merged faculty practices dwindled.

He had arthroscopic surgery last week, and his hopes of contributing again this season have dwindled.

The swirl of legal maneuvering took place as hope for a settlement dwindled.

As time passed, his hopes that one of us might get away dwindled.

However his hopes dwindled as his underpowered Oldsmobile quickly lost position.

In short, the hope that philosophy might be able to provide definitive answers to these questions has dwindled.

His hopes dwindled to no more than thin threads.

His hopes for installing a new furnace were dwindling rapidly.