Examples of recede in a Sentence
Verb (1)
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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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Can Hims regrow a receding hairline?
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Though the movement has receded since the filing of the racketeering charges and the opening of the training center, the name Tortuguita is still invoked at anti-police protests, and the activist's image has become a common sight in murals and flyers across Atlanta.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Though the movement has receded since the filing of the racketeering charges and the opening of the training center, the name Tortuguita is still invoked at anti-police protests, and the activist’s image has become a common sight in murals and flyers across Atlanta.
—R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
As the plume’s chemical profile changed, different types of microbes bloomed and then receded in a sort of ecological relay race.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Can Hims regrow a receding hairline?
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Though the movement has receded since the filing of the racketeering charges and the opening of the training center, the name Tortuguita is still invoked at anti-police protests, and the activist's image has become a common sight in murals and flyers across Atlanta.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Though the movement has receded since the filing of the racketeering charges and the opening of the training center, the name Tortuguita is still invoked at anti-police protests, and the activist’s image has become a common sight in murals and flyers across Atlanta.
—R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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