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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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
If that happens, widespread flooding is possible, with swollen rivers and streams that could take days to recede.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Every once in a while, the guitar player will come out and just do his solo, but then recede back into the shadows.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Dylan Honnell’s body was found several weeks later once water levels receded, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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His body was recovered from outside the vehicle once water levels had receded, Sempsis said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
If that happens, widespread flooding is possible, with swollen rivers and streams that could take days to recede.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Every once in a while, the guitar player will come out and just do his solo, but then recede back into the shadows.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Dylan Honnell’s body was found several weeks later once water levels receded, rescuers said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recede. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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