wane

How to use wane in a sentence

Primo de Rivera, who believed the rebellion to be fast on the wane, shipped back to Spain 7,000 troops.

But Mrs. Charmington was already on the wane, and as he had no wish to be her hero now he rather fought shy of her.

The moon was rising, its reddish disk somewhat diminished from being on the wane.

URANIACAMILLE FLAMMARION

The one is religious, the other a civil power; the one may wane, the other rise.

The exchange of places was made, but after Fred had rowed for an hour or more his confidence also began to wane.

The summer began to wane, and a sharp chill in the air warned Dame Grumble that winter was not far away.

But when Goldoni attacked it, and Gozzi rose in its defence, the type was already on the wane.

Every one was wearied with the insipidities and conventionalities of an art upon the wane.

At last the seemingly endless night began to wane, and near daybreak the girl dozed fitfully.

WARRIOR OF THE DAWNHOWARD CARLETON BROWNE

As this cloud is generally changing its figure, and slowly sinking, it has been called the wane-cloud.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985