Example Sentences

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The 38-year-old former world number one Djokovic is in the evening prime time slot on Rod Laver Arena and will be hoping the heat has abated by then.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

While the price of eggs has fallen back to normal levels now that the bird flu crisis has abated, people are seeing the price of beef skyrocket by 51% since February 2020.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

For now at least, the violence has abated, with the government said to have agreed ceasefires with local Druze leaders.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

The heat has abated, but on Sunday firefighters evacuated more than 600 people along the east coast of the island of Sardinia.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023

The storm has abated, but we occasionally hear a gust of chromatics and a splash of chords.

From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel