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

Rents in Boise fell at a faster rate than any other major American city in December, capping another full year in decline — and signaling a further shift toward sanity for tenants across the COVID-era boomtown. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026

Paramount+ languished in sixth place among streaming services, and the bulk of the company’s revenue came from CBS and cable television, which have been in decline along with the rest of the linear-television business. —Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Certainly, part of the way to improve Venezuela and to improve the Western Hemisphere and improve the lives of Americans is to get their very corrupt 25 years in decline, oil industry back going again. —CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

Alas, humanity appears to be a species in decline. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for in decline

• acridine
• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• atropine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine