recede

Example Sentences

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After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As floodwaters begin to recede on Oahu, residents are returning home to assess the damage and, in many cases, what’s been lost.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

It’s become much too easy to recede into the claustrophobic containers of our depression-inducing screens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

U.S. stocks look set to rise as worries about AI disrupting profitable business models recede.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He was disappointed as he heard the peremptory crunch of Corporal Whitcomb’s footsteps recede into silence.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller