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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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
The interactive museum and interpretation center invites visitors to survey the fjord’s banks during low tide to discover fascinating tiny creatures hiding in the sand or temporarily stranded as the waters recede.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Even as Muir’s views and those of his ilk have receded, exclusion in the environmentalism movement has persisted.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
In Kentucky, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday that no further evacuations were expected along the Ohio River, which is expected to crest Wednesday before the water begins receding.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Instruments and voices appear to move, drawing near and receding, revealing new details of everything from arrangements to the singer taking a breath.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
The interactive museum and interpretation center invites visitors to survey the fjord’s banks during low tide to discover fascinating tiny creatures hiding in the sand or temporarily stranded as the waters recede.
—Bonjour Québec, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025
Even as Muir’s views and those of his ilk have receded, exclusion in the environmentalism movement has persisted.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
In Kentucky, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday that no further evacuations were expected along the Ohio River, which is expected to crest Wednesday before the water begins receding.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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