fallen away

past participle of fall away

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fallen away The corner of the foundation had fallen away, and the contractor tried to do his best to add new material to recreate the corner. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 His own father was a man called Germain Bouguereau that spoke French and owned a big sugarcane farm ten miles out from New Orleans, and his mother was a woman from Madagascar but her name has long fallen away. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026 While players would often flourish on first arriving in McCullum’s dressing room, Root is the only one whose average has not fallen away. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Winding along Prospect’s curving paths, there’s a sense that the outside world has fallen away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Keep an eye out for flowers in which the petals and stamens have fallen away completely. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 July 2026 A lot of older structures have fallen away. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Engagement and enthusiasm from a client that has gradually but undeniably fallen away. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The business has since fallen away, but Lorenz’s archival pieces can be found online—Kate’s included. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen away
Verb
  • Rooms Since its 2023 renovation, the hotel’s capacity decreased from 104 rooms to just 80, made up of 44 rooms and 36 suites, all of which have gained a generous amount of space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The results revealed that the device’s electrical behavior changed consistently as the humidity decreased.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gallery owners say years of mixed signals and the prospect of construction threaten a center already diminished by vacancies — and fear tenants may never come back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, the failure to hire an effective leader for the Blockchain Association has diminished the industry’s influence in the Capitol.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Laboratory officials declined to provide details, citing privacy concerns, but said experts from India, China, the United States, Singapore and South Korea were assisting with the work.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The couple — identified as Trinity County residents Mallory and Jeff Wilson by the San Francisco Chronicle, which was first to report on the incident — declined The Times’ interview request.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Car break-ins have fallen even more sharply than car thefts in San Francisco.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sales of pure electric vehicles, however, have fallen sharply over the past year.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Fallen away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen%20away. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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