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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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Her family has been willing to pay the price for political beliefs at odds with Israel’s increasingly right-wing turn that has seen any prospect of a two-state solution recede further and further from possibility.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
American lives are being saved, with overdose deaths finally starting to recede significantly for the first time in over a decade.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the decade since, while Twenty One Pilots has receded from the top 40 spotlight a bit, the duo has remained a top touring act and a consistently successful albums act as well.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
After standing for Schneider’s first speech, Bichette receded to a chair in the clubhouse corner, joining Barger and Berríos.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Her family has been willing to pay the price for political beliefs at odds with Israel’s increasingly right-wing turn that has seen any prospect of a two-state solution recede further and further from possibility.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
American lives are being saved, with overdose deaths finally starting to recede significantly for the first time in over a decade.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the decade since, while Twenty One Pilots has receded from the top 40 spotlight a bit, the duo has remained a top touring act and a consistently successful albums act as well.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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