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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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Right before a tsunami hits, the ocean typically recedes, indicating that the main wave is coming.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 30 July 2025
Tsunamis may arrive as a series of high-speed and receding waves.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 July 2025
People across swaths of Central and South America were also advised to flee from the receding ocean.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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Verb
Stocks had been boosted by the twin forces of better-than-expected earnings and a receding threat of recession.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Right before a tsunami hits, the ocean typically recedes, indicating that the main wave is coming.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 30 July 2025
Tsunamis may arrive as a series of high-speed and receding waves.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 July 2025
People across swaths of Central and South America were also advised to flee from the receding ocean.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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