His sense of adventure was suddenly much diminished, and fear was starting to take over.

"I'm a Carolina boy," Stove reminded him; but his appetite for discussion of the coming conflict had suddenly diminished.

Her appetite for food suddenly diminished and another sort of hunger began to build in her stomach.

The number of enemies they faced suddenly diminished, American and Iraqi officials said.

The firing suddenly diminished and then stopped altogether.

The Mavericks still have a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, but the momentum they had by winning three straight games has suddenly diminished.

At least, the flow of rage through the bond suddenly diminished.

"I did not send for you, no," said Minos, who appeared suddenly diminished upon his throne.

The cry that pursued him was of a word even his suddenly diminished French could recognize.

The sound of engines whining down could be heard faintly and the wind roar was suddenly diminished.