on the decline

idiom

: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining

His health is on the decline.

Sales are on the decline.

Examples of on the decline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And interest rates are on the decline too, especially following the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut on December 10. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Diesel and jet fuel prices are on the decline as well, all contributing to combat inflation, but gasoline costs have fallen the most, McClain said. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

Florida spike drove 2025 execution numbers nationwide A surge in Florida executions drove the nationwide total to a 15-year high even as public approval of the death penalty is on the decline, a report on 2025 capital punishment statistics found. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025

Florida‘s childhood immunization rates are already on the decline. —Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025

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