receding

Example Sentences

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Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, the rhetoric appears to be spreading rather than receding.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

However, determining how fast the source is receding due to cosmic expansion is more difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

A new piece of research shows just how well U.S. stocks rise when inflation is receding rather than accelerating.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

His dark half-dome forehead and gravely receding hairline emphasized a broad face, broad chest and shoulders, and enormously muscular arms.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver