Examples of recede in a Sentence
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the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to a survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), small business optimism receded in March to 97.4, below the 51-year average of 98 and well below the reading of 101.3 that analysts had anticipated.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
As these characters and their complicated relationships come into view, the question of the corpse’s identity recedes into the background; the fatal arc rarely plays out as anticipated, and is not always relevant to each character’s story.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
When will the water recede after record flooding in central US?
– Doyle Rice
High wind gusts, damage reported in northern Florida
Crews in Leon County, Florida, which includes the city of Tallahassee, responded to several reports of storm damage as severe weather ramped up Monday afternoon.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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And aggressive nationalism receded after World War II, as Europeans learned to channel their patriotic zeal through soccer, not war.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to a survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), small business optimism receded in March to 97.4, below the 51-year average of 98 and well below the reading of 101.3 that analysts had anticipated.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
As these characters and their complicated relationships come into view, the question of the corpse’s identity recedes into the background; the fatal arc rarely plays out as anticipated, and is not always relevant to each character’s story.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
When will the water recede after record flooding in central US?
– Doyle Rice
High wind gusts, damage reported in northern Florida
Crews in Leon County, Florida, which includes the city of Tallahassee, responded to several reports of storm damage as severe weather ramped up Monday afternoon.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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