1 In the words preceding it she had conjectured, at most, an allusion to her supposed influence over George Dorset; nor did the astonishing indelicacy of the reference diminish the likelihood of Rosedale's resorting to it.
2 Nor, in profile, does this wondrous brow diminish; though that way viewed its grandeur does not domineer upon you so.
3 It took but a few moments to release the gases pent up in the poor beast, and the two women heard the rush of wind and saw the roan visibly diminish in girth.
4 She found that the medicine did really diminish, but it did not occur to her that the boy was mending the health of a crack in the sitting-room floor with it.
5 Perhaps one of those beloved ones he had so often thought of was thinking of him, and striving to diminish the distance that separated them.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27. 6 I watched to see whether it would spread: but no; as it did not diminish, so it did not enlarge.
7 She seemed to wish, but to be unable, to diminish its effect.
8 It served to diminish public crime.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ... 9 Should they act otherwise, it will fare with them as with Tullius, who, in seeking to diminish the power of Marcus Antonius, added to it.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER LII. 10 The diminished list of competitors for silvan fame still amounted to eight.
11 We shall then have your willing sanction, good Cedric," said Prince John, "to confer this fief upon a person whose dignity will not be diminished by holding land of the British crown.
12 The impatience of Cedric had been rather enhanced than diminished by his confinement.
13 All this passed overnight, for the journey was to begin very early in the morning; and when the small, diminished party met at breakfast, William and Fanny were talked of as already advanced one stage.
14 He had diminished the distance between himself and London by full four miles more, before he recollected how much he must undergo ere he could hope to reach his place of destination.
15 The evil of a marriage would be much diminished, if Elizabeth were also to marry.