declining

Example Sentences

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Sugar levels increased quickly in the warmer fruit before declining, while mangoes stored at 12°C showed a slower and steadier rise.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

He called Colbert’s exit “the beginning of the end” for other late-night hosts and repeated claims that the comedian’s work had been unpopular and declining.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

According to ITV News, they said her health had been declining for some time and she had become seriously ill in recent weeks, giving them time to be together with her.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"China dominates the whole supply chain", especially in certain magnetic parts that are difficult to source from within Ukraine, one of the men said, also declining to provide his name.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Clearly, the force must in some sense be inverse—that is, declining with distance.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan