“After the recession, there was a significant diminution in household incomes across the country.”

“The recent diminution on the international scene of these three nations means less illustrious sides are no longer gripped with a fear factor when facing what have tended to be considered behemoths of the game.”

“A feature of chromatin diminution in the crustacean genus Cyclops is that the somatic and germline chromosome number remains the same.”

“The rhonchus is, evidently, a diminutive of the finer mucous bubbling species, which is confessedly produced in the smaller bronchi.”

“Booklet, the diminutive of book, means 'small book'.”

“It's perhaps her suppleness and quick movements which give the impression of diminutiveness and which allow her to walk as though she's on little springs.”

“He gets out an immense sword to battle with, smiling at the diminutiveness of Travis's weapon.”

“Indeed, the diminutiveness of the standard error worsens, the larger the t that is required.”

“Many others derive from baptismal names, e.g., Jakubau, Haponau, Kazimirau, or such diminutives as Jakubionak and Hapanionak.”

“The use of diminutives and nicknames were quite apparent in her teachertalk as well.”

“Most older Argentineans still use the diminutives Juanito for him and Evita for her.”