- present participle of wane.
waning
Example Sentences
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More than that, he made a key tactical decision in the waning days of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Reading scores among high school seniors are at their lowest in decades, according to federal testing data, while schools across the country are grappling with how to respond to waning attention spans and artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A survey of consumer confidence released Tuesday showed that 22.5% of people said jobs were “hard to get,” the highest level since the waning stages of the pandemic in early 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
SpaceX shares briefly dipped below their opening IPO price of $150, a sign of waning enthusiasm for the biggest listing of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Daylight was waning, the weather was worsening, my reserves of strength were nearly gone.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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