How to Use subside in a Sentence

subside

verb
  • The pain will subside in a couple of hours.
  • We'll have to wait until the wind subsides.
  • The road will remain closed until the water subsides.
  • After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally.
  • The fan angst didn’t subside in the spring.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Wait for the looky-loo mob to subside.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While no stranger to large crowds, this one has yet to subside.
    Andrés Soto, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And, if the fans’ anger doesn’t subside, well, who can blame ‘em?
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022
  • As the air subsides, it is compressed, which warms it up.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But the tech wave has since subsided.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • When a wildfire ends, the flames subside and the smoke clears.
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 7 July 2020
  • Talk to a healthcare provider if pain or swelling doesn't subside.
    Gabrielle Kassel, Health, 14 June 2024
  • By the end of the trip, the urge to check her phone had subsided.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Place small bowls of beans or grounds around the space until the smell subsides.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
  • As time passed the pain from the breakup began to subside, but the eczema stuck around.
    Kathryn Watson, SELF, 14 June 2022
  • But the ground-ball flu seemed to subside Tuesday night.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Symptoms may seem to subside and then return one or more times.
    Rachel Royster july 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • For a few days, there may be some redness in the area, but this should subside with time.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The shock of it all has only started to subside.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Some of these errors may subside as the models evolve.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Lugo now has time to let his symptoms subside.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • But there were no signs that the conflict was subsiding.
    ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Six months later, the public’s anger has yet to subside.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
  • If not, then don't expect the selling to subside.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
  • People want their fevers to subside, their crops to grow, and their hunts to succeed.
    Manvir Singh, Wired, 14 July 2022
  • So much so, that even while claiming his fortune, the man’s doubt wouldn’t subside.
    Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • Wait for the sputtering sound to subside.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
  • But, by the end of May, the issue was not subsiding.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Find a few moments to breathe and allow the pressure to subside.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That leaves room for air in the atmosphere above to subside down to the surface.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026

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