less and less

phrase

: to a progressively smaller size or extent

Examples of less and less in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the clock runs, Selvi is always on hand for someone else and has less and less time to be a person in her own right. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

And as time went on, the others felt that Hinds prioritized Mastodon less and less. — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

And, as fans know, the mask has also been slowly hiding less and less of his face, going from full coverage with fringe to the Lone Ranger eye mask now. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

But what made that possible too, that is the aggregation of all that wealth, is a tax system that’s not the least bit progressive anymore and is becoming less and less progressive. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 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