Example Sentences

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By the 2010s, the spotlight was fading and it seemed as if Pratt might slip into obscurity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

For decades, Western consensus held that geography was fading as destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“Inflation fatigue was fading in 2024 before tariffs revived those concerns,” said Thomas Simons, chief U.S. economist at Jefferies.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Gold, normally considered a haven, fell, perhaps a sign that the flight to safety was fading.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

The scar Luke had given me last summer was fading, but I could still see it—a white asterisk-shaped wound where his pit scorpion had stung me.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan