fade
verb (used without object)
to lose brightness or vividness of color.
were fading
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past progressiveof fade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nepali rescuers searched Wednesday for survivors feared trapped inside hydropower tunnels a week after devastating floods, but hopes were fading as teams hit dead ends and no one was confirmed alive.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ssome of those hot stocks were fading in premarket action on Wednesday, the first day of the second half, Favuzza noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The hopes of finding them alive were fading fast, since people can survive only so long trapped beneath the rubble without water while inhaling suffocating dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Several others had broken limbs. The smuggler left us here and told us to run in the direction of the lights of Van city. Many of us were fading out of hunger. I fainted.”
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
And somewhere, somehow, sometime during those same weeks, I'd started to realize the premonitions were fading out.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
