were waning
- past progressive of wane.
Example Sentences
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But those days were waning even before COVID-19 wreaked unfathomable havoc on performing arts institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Predictions that the old ways were waning have been around for decades.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Hopes for the survival of the three - Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara, John Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile - were waning as heavy clouds continued to obscure K2.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
Hopes for the survival of the three — Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara, John Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile — were waning as heavy clouds continued to obscure K2.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2021
Her affections were waning, and she wasn’t sure she could get them back.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
