Examples of on the wane in a Sentence
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Further, the apartment boom in San Diego may be on the wane.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The United States’ influence is undeniably on the wane, but China and Russia are not yet Middle Eastern powers.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
The formation of huge blackbird flocks is a sure sign summer is on the wane.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Also on the wane in the royal wardrobe: prints—previously a cornerstone of Kate’s looks.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
The goal in both Russia and Iran will be to ensure a high turnout, to avoid any impression that support for the authorities is on the wane.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
The Hines brothers inherited a tap-dance tradition on the wane and, decades later, had a lot to do with bringing it back into the public consciousness.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
Nearly two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, American support for the beleaguered country is on the wane.
—Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
But with job gains slowing from an average of 399,000 a month over the course of last year to 232,000 so far this year, workers’ historic surge in bargaining power during the post-pandemic rebound is now on the wane.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The United States’ influence is undeniably on the wane, but China and Russia are not yet Middle Eastern powers.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
The formation of huge blackbird flocks is a sure sign summer is on the wane.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Also on the wane in the royal wardrobe: prints—previously a cornerstone of Kate’s looks.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
The goal in both Russia and Iran will be to ensure a high turnout, to avoid any impression that support for the authorities is on the wane.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
The Hines brothers inherited a tap-dance tradition on the wane and, decades later, had a lot to do with bringing it back into the public consciousness.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
Nearly two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, American support for the beleaguered country is on the wane.
—Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
But with job gains slowing from an average of 399,000 a month over the course of last year to 232,000 so far this year, workers’ historic surge in bargaining power during the post-pandemic rebound is now on the wane.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
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