Explore Declining through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Declining in a sentence
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Declining meaning
present participle and gerund of decline
Using Declining
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of decline
- In the example corpus, declining often appears in combinations such as: declining to, of declining, and declining.
Context around Declining
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Declining
- In this selection, "declining" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rapidly, objects, bodies, population, margins and objects stand out and add context to how "declining" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after declining for three and after declining stern requests. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "declining" sits close to words such as harvard, convince and enables, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with declining
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Additionally, DeSantis’s suspension order cited Warren for declining to prosecute certain misdemeanor offenses. (14 words)
Ame and her children are all disabled and clinically vulnerable, and found their health rapidly declining. (16 words)
According to PCA Deputy Administrator Roel Rosales, the declining price of copra is being experienced across the country. (18 words)
While the rest of the world may be drinking more sake and the quality of sake has been increasing, sake production in Japan has been declining since the mid-1970s. citation The number of sake breweries is also declining. (39 words)
Sweetwater County is in a period of declining population, declining revenues from natural rescources and declining sales tax revenues yet the newly appointed assessor continues to petition the county commission to increase spending for this office. (36 words)
On November 13, 1977, Capp retired with an apology to his fans for the recently declining quality of the strip, which he said had been the best he could manage due to declining health. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Declining objects, declining bodies, declining societies: All these come into registration in “Secondary,” which treats the human body and the body politic as forms under stress and strain.
Sweetwater County is in a period of declining population, declining revenues from natural rescources and declining sales tax revenues yet the newly appointed assessor continues to petition the county commission to increase spending for this office.
When looking for a reason there seem to be two major issues – the declining number of accounts and the declining margins.
Although part of this dynamic may be attributed to something like “resistance fatigue,” large forces at work include overall declining ratings – and declining faith in journalism itself.
Declining population growth rates and declining population size are not a problem for an earth of eight billion-plus people.
On November 13, 1977, Capp retired with an apology to his fans for the recently declining quality of the strip, which he said had been the best he could manage due to declining health.
While the rest of the world may be drinking more sake and the quality of sake has been increasing, sake production in Japan has been declining since the mid-1970s. citation The number of sake breweries is also declining.
A $75 million plan to upgrade Greater Dandenong’s sports pavilions and lights has been dismissed by a Greater Dandenong councillor as funding “declining” team sports.
According to PCA Deputy Administrator Roel Rosales, the declining price of copra is being experienced across the country.
Additionally, DeSantis’s suspension order cited Warren for declining to prosecute certain misdemeanor offenses.
After a lengthy executive session, the board flipped its vote with four members saying “yes” to keeping Snodgrass and one member declining to vote.
After declining for three months, American consumer confidence ticked up in November as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.
After declining stern requests to rake the leaves from their property, the woman said her neighbours resorted to dumping the leaves over her garden fence during the dead of night.
After declining the prior week at a slow pace, the drop in the national average has gained momentum.
After reading that monarch butterfly numbers were rapidly declining in 2021, the Fords thought that “with a small amount of grassroots action you can actually have a big effect,” Laura said.
A healthy population of tigers is a sign of a healthy and thriving ecosystem while declining tiger populations can indicate problems such as habitat loss, degradation, or pollution.
Also, the government’s Half-Year Report suggests that Guyana may earn lower revenue from the industry this year due to declining oil prices on the global market, resulting from reduced demand.
Although e-commerce has represented a major issue for most retailers, contributing to declining margins and poor growth, Burlington has been able to maintain growth and footfall.
Although strong, the business has seen growth declining in North America and Asia Pacific (LFL) in H1, as well as a Management downgrading its LFL growth forecast to 1.5-3% from 3-5%.
Ame and her children are all disabled and clinically vulnerable, and found their health rapidly declining.
Common combinations with declining
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- declining to 21×
- of declining 15×
- and declining 15×
- is declining 12×
- the declining 11×
- declining sales 10×
- with declining 10×
- declining health 9×
- declining the 7×
- declining in 7×