How to Use fade in a Sentence

fade

1 of 2 verb

• The flowers were fading in the vase.
• The smile faded from his face.
• Hopes for a quick end of the crisis are fading fast.
• She was fading fast from the effects of the pneumonia.
• The fabric will fade unless you protect it from the sunlight.
• We watched the ship gradually fade from view as it sailed away.
• He's trying to recapture the faded glory of his youth.
• The band's popularity has faded in recent years.
• Their reasons for leaving have faded from memory.
• Some of those gains may fade a bit in the second half of this year.
  — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
• The colour had been fading, so the plan was to dye it to restore the color.
  — Emily Chan, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
• But by Tuesday, the coach promised, the cheers will have faded and the team will be back at work.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• The bruises from his time as a hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran faded long ago.
  — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• His pieces were all worn-in, faded, and a bit distressed, too.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
• And then, the sides of my vision began going dark, and the room in front of me faded.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• The 15-petal count blooms start out bright yellow and fade to a deep pink-cherry red.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
• First eggs, then cracks The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• As the flowers fade, the plant produces a cluster of red berries mid to late summer.
  — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
• The speakers tend to fade into the background a bit while giving the room a welcome pop of gold.
  — WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
• It's been over 30 years, but the details of that day have never faded for Drew Miller.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Something to shimmer if all of the prestige TV shows begin to fade.
  — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
• With their final song growing louder, the DJs faded out the mics and closed the studio door.
  — Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
• Many of those efforts fade by the end of the month, unfortunately.
  — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
• The prints won’t fade or transfer color in the wash and can personalize two lines of text.
  — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
• There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.
  — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
• People always say that grief fades with time and things will get better.
  — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
• With the shock of the first game fading, coaches expect the freshman will quickly rise to the occasion.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The barbarity of the 10/7 attack shocked the senses, but that shock has faded.
  — The Editors, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
• With sturdy stems for cutting, these blooms stand tall in the garden, providing lasting structure even as flowers fade.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
• The menu reads like a reminder that even as things change, the appetite for the familiar doesn’t fade.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

fade

2 of 2 noun

• The movie ends with a fade to black.
• The fade was there on fourth and 23 in the second half for a score.
  — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
• That came on a fade in the end zone where Michael Gallup appeared to lose the ball in the sun.
  — Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2022
• Some have rushed to make vaccines only to see the need fade.
  — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 29 July 2022
• Chase faked a route toward the middle of the field and cut back for a slot fade down the right sideline.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
• This is a bit of a scary fade to me as both these players project out very well.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
• His pass on a fade to Lamb for the game-breaking score was perfect.
  — Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
• Life’s noise and stress fade against the grind of fat tires on dirt, the breeze and maybe a bird’s song or cicada’s hum.
  — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 July 2022
• That includes a 30-yard touchdown pass on a slot fade to give OSU its first lead of the game.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
• In the span of less than a year, Robinhood has seen many of its successes fade.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 18 June 2022
• People come to him for skin fades, bald fades and taper cuts.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
• Wilson beat Emerson off the snap and ran a simple fade route to catch the scoring pass.
  — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
• On 3rd-and-6 on Washington’s 11, Fields trusted Moore once more, lofting a fade pass to the back of the end zone.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
• The graceful way to handle this is to undertake a slow fade.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
• That’s not only a fade of the Blackhawks, as the Stars’ offense can get hot quickly.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
• Jamieson tells us that the print on a doormat usually fades, or wears away, first.
  — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 6 July 2023
• Fields needed to get the ball out on fourth down, and his best option was probably the fade to Mooney.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• Old fans might not see it that way, but the weirdness between the two schools is beginning to fade.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 20 Jan. 2023
• But that fade can be just that, rather than something resembling a fall off a cliff.
  — David Zurawik, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
• The fade to black will make the viewer watching today feel insane.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 July 2022
• That was when a young Durant scored 29 points against the Jazz to open his career with a flurry of foul-line fade-aways and silky threes.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022
• This trick play set Horizon up for its first touchdown of the night, a nine-yard fade pass to tight end Matthew Klopfenstein.
  — Ben Stapley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
• Freeze called the 5-yard fade route for Rivaldo Fairweather in the back corner of the endzone.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2023
• The light wash has a fade that enhances the casual style, and the high-waist design is flattering.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
• As for the incomplete fade to Peoples-Jones on fourth and 6 late in the game, Van Pelt is confident the those will hit soon.
  — cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022
• Once the flowers and foliage fade, the bulbs should be dug up from the garden, allowed to dry, and stored until the fall to begin the chilling process again.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
• Now the risk/reward metrics favor the fade trade.
  — Jay Woods, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
• Natasha Zinko played up the fades of men’s blue jeans.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
• Those are the performances that stay with you long after the lights fade.
  — Becca Brazil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
• After getting a taper fade, Ramos sat through two sessions to transform his hair.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026