How to Use abate in a Sentence

abate

verb
Definition of abatenext
Synonyms for abatenext
  • We waited for the wind to abate.
  • Meanwhile, as all this unfolds in the real world, jokes about space warfare show no sign of abating.
    — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • King's disdain for the 1980 adaptation is well-known and has not abated with time.
    — Lindsey Bahr, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • But public outrage at the far right’s new place in society and government is already abating.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • As more people of non-European ancestry are sequenced, these problems may abate.
    — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
  • But the chaos abated only after residents spent hours hunkering down in homes, malls and auto dealerships as the bullets flew.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The symptoms can come on suddenly and dramatically then generally abate after one to three days.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Neither that war nor its consequences for democracy have abated in the intervening 12 months.
    — Karl Vick, Time, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Both Europe and Japan have slipped close to the brink of recession, and the deceleration in Chinese growth shows few signs of abating.
    — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Schools across Hong Kong were canceled for Monday, and the political crisis gripping the city since June showed no signs of abating.
    — Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Unemployment has been falling steadily in the eurozone for the past few years as the region recovered from a financial crisis and fears over Greece’s future in the euro abated.
    — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Recession risks abated in the second half of 2019, but the longest-running expansion in US history will have to come to an end at some point.
    — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 19 Dec. 2019
  • There are some signs that the chip shortage will abate by the end of the summer.
    — Annie White, Car and Driver, 4 June 2021
  • As night fell, the crowd’s anger showed no signs of abating.
    — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The protests and anger across France seem unlikely to abate in the weeks ahead.
    — Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There are no signs that trend will abate any time soon.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Tonight: Mainly clear skies and calm winds allow the heat to abate.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
  • The good news, experts say, is that the chip shortage should abate sometime in the next six to 18 months.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022
  • Plague would spread, then abate, only to flare up again.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Well, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • In wealthy Europe, though, the church’s woes show few signs of abating.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 27 May 2018
  • But the primary war with the Houthis shows no signs of abating.
    — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • And this means the war in Afghanistan is unlikely to abate anytime soon.
    — Asfandyar Mir, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Shouldn’t be as ugly as some, but the pain won’t abate anytime soon.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • With the matcha movement showing no signs of abating, here are five of the best brands to try.
    — Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Meanwhile the pace and pressure of my life showed no signs of abating.
    — Adriana Velez, Bon Appetit, 27 Mar. 2018
  • And those forces, in turn, help to drive or abate global warming.
    — Lauren Williams, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Two years on and the conflict in Yemen shows little signs of abating.
    — Euan McKirdy, CNN, 31 May 2017
  • After the smoke abated, the TV footage showed a large hole left behind.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • No treatment exists for norovirus, and sick people are advised to hydrate and eat simple foods after symptoms start to abate.
    — Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As for California, the wildfires show no immediate signs of abating.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

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