have waned
- present perfect of wane.
Example Sentences
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The pandemic may have waned, but my book stack count continued to climb, peaking in 2023 after reading 52 books, averaging one per week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025
Speaking of COVID, that pandemic may have waned lately, but tens of thousands of infections still occur weekly, as well as several hundred deaths.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
The club's hopes of retaining Alexander-Arnold have waned in recent weeks, with the right-back in talks with Real Madrid over a free transfer in the summer.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
High pollution days have waned in recent years, but primary organic carbon peaked during winter months due to the reduced formation rate of secondary organic aerosols at low temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
That god's gold nimb And blazon have waned dimmer and more dim; Even his flushed form begins to fade, Till but a shade is left of him.
From Poems of the Past and the Present by Hardy, Thomas
