had waned
- past perfect of wane.
Example Sentences
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It’s something that had waned over the years and been replaced by a greater emphasis on regional cooperation through institutions like the Organization of American States, and by U.S. soft power projected through development projects.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
Le Pen would run again for the presidency, in 2007, but by then his political star had waned.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
This was in 2022, some time after the newsworthy surge of adoptions following the pandemic lockdowns that began in March 2020 had waned.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
By the end of the Triassic, the dung record revealed, dinosaurs dominated all levels of the ecosystem and their nondinosaur rivals had waned.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
Several nights later, the scene was identical except that the moon had waned to a sliver and the siphon was pouring liquid back into the jugs left half full of Velma T.’s elixir.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
