less and less

phrase

: to a progressively smaller size or extent

Examples of less and less in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is less and less to fear for them in the Premier League. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Reddington’s cross-examinations of Clancy’s health-care providers yielded less and less as the trial progressed. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

And without that increase in spin, there is no shortening of periods between episodes, meaning less and less material being stripped would result in dimming. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The absence of rainfall that typically accompanies monsoon storms this time of year has resulted in wildfire operations needing to be more nimble to ignitions that are less and less predictable. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for less and less

• abs
• acquiesce
• authoress
• bodiless
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless