declension
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My chief concern about this otherwise fantastic work is that it is set up as a kind of declension narrative, itself a popular American Christian genre as old as the republic.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2018
In eloquent sermons known as jeremiads, after the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, vigilant ministers warned their flocks against declension, or a decline in religious standards.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
I asked, after his declension of my shortcomings.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2016
Ms. Schreck’s brisk declension, from outrage to sly satisfaction, underscores the quicksilver changes in feeling that are also a hallmark of the comedies.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2013
He simply supplied the texts, aided with the translations, and rapped my hand when I failed at declension or agreement.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing declension
A Christmas Carol
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Edward Albee (1928-2016) Tribute List
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Simon Sort of Says
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