on the wane

idiom

: becoming smaller or less

Her popularity was on the wane.

Examples of on the wane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Identity crimes were on the wane last year, but job scams were on the rise, according to new data from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024 By Judy Berman June 7, 2024 8:00 AM EDT Quantity, not quality, defined the Peak TV era, an original-content bonanza that began when streaming services started making their own shows in the mid-2010s and was on the wane by the time Americans emerged from pandemic isolation. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 7 June 2024 In Choctaw County, this group likely includes a significant portion of the working-class Native population, whose Democratic allegiance is on the wane. —

Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 With sales on the wane, the agency is looking to lean on rates to keep its budget from sinking. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the wane

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