wane
Example Sentences
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While New York’s dominant maritime status began to wane in the 1960s, its waterfront views remain one of the city’s most enduring and powerful images.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The technology’s real allure for studio executives may not wane, however.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
That excitement might wane if Apple doesn’t produce on the AI front soon, though.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
But in the political world, it does wax and wane.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
This was partly because Rome’s power and reach were on the wane.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Vocabulary lists containing wane
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