- present participle of decline.
declining
Example Sentences
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Only the FBI responded, declining to comment and instead directing us to a past statement that said its focus remained on establishing the facts around the Tice case and securing his return.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The EIA raised its fourth-quarter Brent forecast to an average $105 a barrel, $14 above its previous forecast, saying Middle East export constraints, high transportation costs and declining inventories should keep prices elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“The district has not sufficiently adjusted staffing and facilities use in response to declining enrollment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But keeping pace with the international boom has proven tricky for the archipelago nation's overwhelmingly smallholder farmers, with yields declining and some unable to commit to the plant's nine-month growing time.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
And from what my new friends were telling me, their numbers were declining.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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