in decline
idiom
: to become less powerful, wealthy, etc.
There was a general feeling that the country was in decline.
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His health had been in decline for years due to progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
His chase rate and whiff rate have been in decline, too, which isn’t ideal for a guy with a pedestrian 93 mph fastball.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The reason Bitcoin is in decline?
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Thus California officialdom claims that predictions of the state’s impending collapse are false, while its critics say California is still in decline.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
His chase rate and whiff rate have been in decline, too, which isn’t ideal for a guy with a pedestrian 93 mph fastball.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The reason Bitcoin is in decline?
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Thus California officialdom claims that predictions of the state’s impending collapse are false, while its critics say California is still in decline.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in decline
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“In decline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20decline. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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