How to Use fade in a Sentence

fade

1 of 2 verb
Definition of fadenext
Synonyms for fadenext
  • The flowers were fading in the vase.
  • The smile faded from his face.
  • Hopes for a quick end of the crisis are fading fast.
  • She was fading fast from the effects of the pneumonia.
  • The fabric will fade unless you protect it from the sunlight.
  • We watched the ship gradually fade from view as it sailed away.
  • He's trying to recapture the faded glory of his youth.
  • The band's popularity has faded in recent years.
  • Their reasons for leaving have faded from memory.
  • Some of those gains may fade a bit in the second half of this year.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • The colour had been fading, so the plan was to dye it to restore the color.
    — Emily Chan, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But by Tuesday, the coach promised, the cheers will have faded and the team will be back at work.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The bruises from his time as a hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran faded long ago.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • His pieces were all worn-in, faded, and a bit distressed, too.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And then, the sides of my vision began going dark, and the room in front of me faded.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The 15-petal count blooms start out bright yellow and fade to a deep pink-cherry red.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • First eggs, then cracks The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • As the flowers fade, the plant produces a cluster of red berries mid to late summer.
    — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The speakers tend to fade into the background a bit while giving the room a welcome pop of gold.
    — WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
  • It's been over 30 years, but the details of that day have never faded for Drew Miller.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Something to shimmer if all of the prestige TV shows begin to fade.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • With their final song growing louder, the DJs faded out the mics and closed the studio door.
    — Katie Thornton, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Many of those efforts fade by the end of the month, unfortunately.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The prints won’t fade or transfer color in the wash and can personalize two lines of text.
    — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • People always say that grief fades with time and things will get better.
    — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • With the shock of the first game fading, coaches expect the freshman will quickly rise to the occasion.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The barbarity of the 10/7 attack shocked the senses, but that shock has faded.
    — The Editors, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
  • As the sun sets, the festivities only get wilder, with electrifying acts that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last note fades away.
    — Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Looking back a quarter of a century after the riots, Murray said the scars of the turbulence had never fully faded.
    — Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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fade

2 of 2 noun
  • The movie ends with a fade to black.
  • The fade was there on fourth and 23 in the second half for a score.
    — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022
  • That came on a fade in the end zone where Michael Gallup appeared to lose the ball in the sun.
    — Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Some have rushed to make vaccines only to see the need fade.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • Chase faked a route toward the middle of the field and cut back for a slot fade down the right sideline.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
  • This is a bit of a scary fade to me as both these players project out very well.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • His pass on a fade to Lamb for the game-breaking score was perfect.
    — Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Life’s noise and stress fade against the grind of fat tires on dirt, the breeze and maybe a bird’s song or cicada’s hum.
    — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 July 2022
  • That includes a 30-yard touchdown pass on a slot fade to give OSU its first lead of the game.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
  • In the span of less than a year, Robinhood has seen many of its successes fade.
    — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 18 June 2022
  • People come to him for skin fades, bald fades and taper cuts.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Wilson beat Emerson off the snap and ran a simple fade route to catch the scoring pass.
    — Chris Easterling, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
  • On 3rd-and-6 on Washington’s 11, Fields trusted Moore once more, lofting a fade pass to the back of the end zone.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The graceful way to handle this is to undertake a slow fade.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
  • That’s not only a fade of the Blackhawks, as the Stars’ offense can get hot quickly.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Jamieson tells us that the print on a doormat usually fades, or wears away, first.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 6 July 2023
  • Fields needed to get the ball out on fourth down, and his best option was probably the fade to Mooney.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Old fans might not see it that way, but the weirdness between the two schools is beginning to fade.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But that fade can be just that, rather than something resembling a fall off a cliff.
    — David Zurawik, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The fade to black will make the viewer watching today feel insane.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 July 2022
  • That was when a young Durant scored 29 points against the Jazz to open his career with a flurry of foul-line fade-aways and silky threes.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022
  • This trick play set Horizon up for its first touchdown of the night, a nine-yard fade pass to tight end Matthew Klopfenstein.
    — Ben Stapley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Freeze called the 5-yard fade route for Rivaldo Fairweather in the back corner of the endzone.
    — Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The light wash has a fade that enhances the casual style, and the high-waist design is flattering.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
  • As for the incomplete fade to Peoples-Jones on fourth and 6 late in the game, Van Pelt is confident the those will hit soon.
    — cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Sent him back to a moment in 1994 on the streets of New York when a fan didn’t recognize him because his fade wasn’t sharp enough.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The only other option was Darnell Mooney on a fade route.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Time heals most wounds, and an experience that was once painful can, at last, fade from your mind.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
  • In a video on Bonds’ Instagram, wide receiver Sky Moore admires his fresh cut, turning to the side to show his fade.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Broden showed great concentration to bring in a 19-yard fade with Denver Harris pulling his jersey while draped on his back.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023

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