on the decline
idiom
: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining
His health is on the decline.
Sales are on the decline.
Examples of on the decline in a Sentence
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But the future might not be all roses, as indicated by recent news that overall whisky auction sales are on the decline.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
With casual dining on the decline, the company’s Go business could be poised for growth.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Working against him, though, is that the cable business, where ESPN makes its nut, has long been on the decline.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
In recent months, rent has been on the decline in many corners of Southern California.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
The power of the union system is clearly on the decline, as is the symbolic capital of organized mass mobilizations.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, that particular risk is slowly on the decline.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
But ferrets rely on a common farm pest for survival that is also on the decline — prairie dogs.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
By the end of 2022, filming activity in the Greater Los Angeles area had already been on the decline, according to FilmLA, a nonprofit organization that tracks on-location shoot days and filming permits in the region.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
With casual dining on the decline, the company’s Go business could be poised for growth.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Working against him, though, is that the cable business, where ESPN makes its nut, has long been on the decline.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
In recent months, rent has been on the decline in many corners of Southern California.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
The power of the union system is clearly on the decline, as is the symbolic capital of organized mass mobilizations.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, that particular risk is slowly on the decline.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
But ferrets rely on a common farm pest for survival that is also on the decline — prairie dogs.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
By the end of 2022, filming activity in the Greater Los Angeles area had already been on the decline, according to FilmLA, a nonprofit organization that tracks on-location shoot days and filming permits in the region.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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