How to Use wane in a Sentence

wane

1 of 2 verb
Definition of wanenext
Synonyms for wanenext
  • The moon waxes and then wanes.
  • The scandal caused her popularity to wane.
  • Interest in this issue has continued to wane.
  • The faint crescent of a waning moon hung over the trees.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Though the team’s record has since fallen to 3-2, the buzz has not waned.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The idea of dress codes may have waned, yes, but there’s still a time and place to wear a tie.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • As 2023 rolls to a close, don’t let your mileage and points balances wane.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But that may be hard to achieve as the West’s desire to send more aid to the country wanes.
    — Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Adams packed in another score in the waning seconds of the first half.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Perhaps this level of high effort will wane over the course of 82 games.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The last thing anyone wants to worry about in the waning days of summer is housework.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But freight rates dropped in 2022 as consumer demand waned.
    — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The World Bank, its critics say, must now either step up to serve the world or let its relevance wane.
    — Quartz, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Then, inevitably, our children's interest in these toys wanes as the months and years go by.
    — Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Feb. 2024
  • If the car is too clinical, as many EVs are, the enthusiasm to own one will wane.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 23 Apr. 2023
  • But things moved slowly in Switzerland, and Lear Sr.’s patience waned.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
  • In the waning days of summer — with so much to still see and do before the kids go back to school — that’s definitely a good thing.
    — cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The demand for food has not waned since the pandemic subsided, Thiede said.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Aquatic insects make up 90 percent of a trout’s diet, but in the fall, that bug life is waning.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Winds from the northwest slowly wane, with gusts dipping below 10 mph by dawn.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Biden needs to shore up support from younger and Black voters, key groups for him in 2020 whose excitement has waned, polls show.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And in a sign of waning enthusiasm by younger voters, only 34% of Democrats under the age of 45 want Biden to run at all.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The Spartans had no answer for Carr who scored seven points in the fourth quarter as all the Bulls needed was a stop to get a chance to tie the game in the waning minutes.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • On the shower’s peak night, the moon will be a waning crescent and only reflect a little bit of light to compete with the shooting stars’ glow.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The rainfall, although still heavy in some places, was expected to wane later on Monday.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Gusty conditions continue, but winds should tend to wane with time.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Iran’s influence in the region has grown as Washington’s has waned.
    — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Now, with this 911SC coupe, my boundless affection begins to wane.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • My team has discovered that once brought into the light, their saboteurs’ influence wanes.
    — Ellie Victor, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The studios — particularly Marvel — were stretched painfully thin by a mandate to crank out material for Disney+, and that showed in the waning quality of the superhero franchise.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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wane

2 of 2 noun
  • Storms wane in the evening with clearing overnight and lows 70 to 75.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2021
  • But what about other ways to light up the yard when the moon is on the wane?
    — Lis King, House Beautiful, 2 June 2021
  • There are already signs that some of the old favoritism is on the wane.
    — Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • The epidemic was on the wane, and the trial of Galileo was about to begin.
    — Hannah Marcus, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
  • In parts of the world, the Covid crisis appears to be on the wane, hopefully.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • The state’s alarming second surge appears to be on the wane.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • For many, the singer helped renew the genre in the early 1990s when freestyle started its wane.
    — Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Word didn’t spread far enough last summer, and youth baseball is on the wane.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Is the Covid delta variant surge finally on the wane in Ohio?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2021
  • At the very same time that big money was on the rise, the power of the Catholic hierarchy was on the wane.
    — Katherine Stewart, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2021
  • That means that, in the 2024 election, the Midwest will see some more of its influence wane.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2021
  • And why does our support wane when the crisis loses the spotlight?
    — Christine Mellon, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Now, with the virus on the wane and vaccinations on the rise, the celebration was back.
    — Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 July 2021
  • Right now, America’s fervor for testing is, like the virus, on the wane.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The immunity from those first vaccines may be on the wane.
    — Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The virus was on the wane, but its impact made things seem precarious inside the mall.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Now, with vaccines in millions of arms and the Omicron variant on the wane, there are signs investors are ready to move on.
    — Angelica Peebles, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Officials said Tuesday that the virus continues to be on the wane.
    — Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Now, Britain has left the European Union and the immediate threat of Omicron in the country is on the wane.
    — Jason Douglas, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2022
  • This visit, what caught my eye was a certain symbol, on the wane but still prevalent around town.
    — David Paulsen, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Once again, yellowjackets appear to be on the wane, but Benadryl in the pack is always a good idea.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021
  • As with a cold, antibodies wane and people can get a cold more than once.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The pandemic may be on the wane, but that doesn't mean everything's going to take place in person again.
    — Namita Dhallan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • That's a welcome boost for a sport whose popularity has been on the wane in recent years.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2020
  • But Price said used car inventory will begin to shrink as new car sales wane.
    — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2021
  • The rise of Covid cases in some regions of the U.S., just as testing efforts wane, has raised the specter that the next major wave of the virus may be difficult to detect.
    — Fortune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Lake Erie water levels are on the wane after two years of broken records and eroding shoreline.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But enthusiasm behind the opening of Horn Barbecue has yet to wane in the East Bay.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The still unknown illness that affected thousands of them in the mid-Atlantic area seems to be on the wane and hopefully will stay that way.
    — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 Aug. 2021
  • Leguizamo plays an on-the-wane action star trying to become a food show presenter in the hope of keeping his career alive.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2022

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