on the wane

phrase

: becoming smaller or less

Her popularity was on the wane.

Examples of on the wane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Commercial launch demand was on the wane, and what demand there was often went to launch providers in Europe or Russia. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Still, something of an evolution is taking place, with the pressure to adopt courtliness on the wane. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

As Capricornus emerges into the evening sky, the bright center of the summer Milky Way is on the wane, beginning to lean west, and autumn is approaching. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

By that point, for a variety of reasons, the culture of spas as gathering places in the summer was on the wane, and many spa towns had to reinvent themselves. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for on the wane

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane