receding

Example Sentences

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The other measure of receding retail appetite is in margin accounts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Deep green hills covered in dense trees rise in the background, receding into the far distance — representing the many ways that wild land seems to thrive in this vast urban space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Gold’s retreat could be a sign that the fear trade may already be partly receding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, the rhetoric appears to be spreading rather than receding.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

A few minutes later, I saw the receding glow of the minister’s lantern like a distant firefly in the black night.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly