Examples of recede in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Once the waters receded and power was restored, residents quickly readied for visitors.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
As time goes on, objects that are gravitationally unbound from one another will recede away from one another at ever-increasing rates.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The foundational observations for this, which were made more than a century ago, showed that distant galaxies appeared to be receding from us—not only that, but ones farther away were moving faster.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
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When the water receded, fish and a sea turtle were found in the building.
—CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Once the waters receded and power was restored, residents quickly readied for visitors.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
As time goes on, objects that are gravitationally unbound from one another will recede away from one another at ever-increasing rates.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The foundational observations for this, which were made more than a century ago, showed that distant galaxies appeared to be receding from us—not only that, but ones farther away were moving faster.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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