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

But bat populations around the world are in decline, and without them, ecosystems lose key benefits like pest control, pollination and seed dispersal. —Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

That didn’t feel like a mall in decline to his family. —Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025

Since then, deadly shootings have been in decline, falling to 16,725 in 2024, which is more in line with the pre-pandemic trend. —Bianca Flowers, USA Today, 29 July 2025

While the pay-TV bundle still rakes in the highest share of profits for legacy media companies – much of which stems from the fees that pay-TV distributors hand over to the networks to be included in the bundle – that figure is in decline. —Sarah Whitten,lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2025

Rhymes for in decline

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• byzantine
• calamine