in decline

idiom

: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.

There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.

Examples of in decline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scientists study these unique algae balls, which are in decline, and according to a research study published in 2021, only Lake Akan is now home to the large marimo, which have a diameter of nearly 5 inches. —Kristen Pope, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2024

What his family did not know was that the Jersey Pride, a boat that formerly enjoyed an excellent reputation, was in decline. —C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024

And there are moments that speak to the idea that the white male patriarchy is in decline. —Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 May 2024

Once a thriving industrial neighborhood on Covington’s west side, Lewisburg had been in decline since the 1960s. —Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024

Emma Murray said that her mother’s health had been in decline in the year before her death, and Garth Daybell, who lived at home at the time, said his mother hadn’t been feeling well that night. —Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024

City and state officials, including Mayor Brandon Scott and Gov. Wes Moore, have voiced support for the $900 million proposal, a $500 million private investment that would need $400 in public funds, seeing it as a chance to revitalize an attraction in decline and spur additional downtown growth. —Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024

That each movie offers a vision of a culture in decline seems too on the nose for this festival, where attendees celebrate the art amid nervous chatter about the state of the industry. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024

Starring Françoise Lebrun, Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Léaud, the film is a portrait of a generation in microcosm and idealism in decline, as a brief three-way relationship tears the main characters apart. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024