was subsiding
- past progressive of subside.
Example Sentences
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Potter, in contrast, looked like he was subsiding.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2023
Even as the pandemic was subsiding in New York City in January, Saint Peter’s suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from a ruptured municipal water main.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
Fernando Siringan, a climate change expert, has studied Sitio Pariahan closely and said some delta areas north of Manila were changing rapidly because land was subsiding and water levels rising at the same time.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2019
But, on Tuesday, Scherzer expressed gratitude that it was subsiding oblique pain and not something worse.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2019
The relief must have been wonderful, for the punctures were now draining freely, and already the swelling was subsiding.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
