declension

My chief concern about this otherwise fantastic work is that it is set up as a kind of declension narrative, itself a popular American Christian genre as old as the republic.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2018

In eloquent sermons known as jeremiads, after the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, vigilant ministers warned their flocks against declension, or a decline in religious standards.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

I asked, after his declension of my shortcomings.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2016

Ms. Schreck’s brisk declension, from outrage to sly satisfaction, underscores the quicksilver changes in feeling that are also a hallmark of the comedies.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2013

He simply supplied the texts, aided with the translations, and rapped my hand when I failed at declension or agreement.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

I didn’t yet know that Nat would grow very tall, come out to his mom as bisexual at age fifteen, and make himself comfortable in the labyrinth of Latin declensions and German verbs.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 29, 2019

“They’re serious languages. They have declensions, they have verb tenses, they have grammar and accents and all the rest of it. They sound more realistic if the language is actually developed,” he added.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2017

During the Force Majeure show, Izzard gets to grips with German sentence structure and declensions, earning knowing applause from the Berlin crowd for his perfect use of the fiendishly tricky genitive case at one stage.

From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2014

When I was learning Latin, I had a professor who was frustrated that I couldn't get all the noun declensions straight within the first week of class.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2013

Although he knew some Russian, Bobby had trouble with the declensions and usage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady