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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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The current marine heat wave technically began in May 2025, shrank as expected last fall, but then did not recede back from the coast and remained off Southern California, Leising said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Once your tsukemen appears — terrifically chewy noodles built to catch every drop of the accompanying half-broth, half-gravy, as heady as drippings scraped from a roasting pan — the world recedes.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Finally, Earth recedes again from the camera.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 11 May 2026
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When the remnants of Typhoon Halong’s flood water receded last October, entire villages in western Alaska had been leveled by the storm.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The current marine heat wave technically began in May 2025, shrank as expected last fall, but then did not recede back from the coast and remained off Southern California, Leising said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Once your tsukemen appears — terrifically chewy noodles built to catch every drop of the accompanying half-broth, half-gravy, as heady as drippings scraped from a roasting pan — the world recedes.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Finally, Earth recedes again from the camera.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 11 May 2026
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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