in decline

phrase

: 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

With the wool industry in decline after decades of drought, overgrazing and soaring production costs, some ranchers are betting on a different kind of shed — filled not with fleece but with blinking racks of servers. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Rather than plant Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), a locally native species known to be in decline, designers opted for strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), a species native to the Mediterranean. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

In a recent Ipsos-BVA poll, 85% of respondents said that France was in decline, and 98% were dissatisfied with the present state of the country. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

Most notably, spirits consumption in Suntory’s largest markets has been in decline after peaking during the pandemic. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in decline

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