wane
Example Sentences
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Demand will likely increase as stores deplete, but the appetite for cocoa may wane if substitutes or lab-grown beans gain traction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was only a matter of time before the outperformance would wane.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But in the political world, it does wax and wane.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
By then, however, Jackson’s prominence had already begun to wane.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Between this present dark and one day’s ebb, after the wane, before the crescent moon, Odysseus will come.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
Vocabulary lists containing wane
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