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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Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 June 2025
As Adams receded, with Trump in office, the agenda changed.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
The protests in Los Angeles appeared to be receding, although there were more than a dozen new incidents of unrest, vandalism and looting on Monday night.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 June 2025
The traffic noise recedes into the background, succumbing to the bubbly song of a house wren and the burbling of the nearby creek.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Verb
In the weeks and months that follow, Mars will continue to be a fixture in the evening sky, but will continue to recede from Earth and consequently will get fainter, diminishing to the rank of second magnitude.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 June 2025
As Adams receded, with Trump in office, the agenda changed.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
The protests in Los Angeles appeared to be receding, although there were more than a dozen new incidents of unrest, vandalism and looting on Monday night.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 June 2025
The traffic noise recedes into the background, succumbing to the bubbly song of a house wren and the burbling of the nearby creek.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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