dying down
Example Sentences
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"At first I thought my husband was joking, with the blue sky and the fires dying down," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
I’d like to say I noticed the birds shifting, families thinning on the shore or boat traffic dying down — but I didn’t.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
The furor over the newspaper’s non-endorsement was dying down this month when Soon-Shiong again became a trending topic on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
The 18-year-old says her hearing had begun "dying down" after years of using hearing aids, which made her "really stressed and really angry".
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
He gave a deep-growling sound like a hog dying down in the swamp and trying to drive off disturbance.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
