wane|wanes in English

noun

[weɪn]

decreasing in brightness (of the moon); descent, lessening; approaching of the end (of a period of life, etc.)

Use "wane|wanes" in a sentence

1. The moon is on the wane.

2. The smile was beginning to wane.

3. Gonzales' power was on the wane.

4. Their political power is on the wane.

5. When did the empire begin to wane?

6. Her initial enthusiasm was clearly beginning to wane.

7. Algol is a known variable star, which waxes and wanes in brightness

8. Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.

9. Enthusiasm for it tends to wane during economic recessions.

10. Her interest in the project is on the wane.

11. The group's influence had begun to wane by this time.

12. When girls hit adolescence, their self-confidence begins to wane.

13. Her popularity has been on the wane for some time.

14. Violent crime appears to be on the wane in the capital.

15. At the time, the hobby had been on the wane for years.

16. There are signs that support for the party is on the wane.

17. His popularity in the state began to wane almost immediately after the election.

18. Synonyms for Abates include decreases, declines, diminishes, subsides, dwindles, eases, lessens, ebbs, wanes and fades

19. Just like the Moon, Venus waxes and wanes from crescent to full and back again.

20. Just like the Moon, Venus waxes and wanes from crescent to full and back again

21. While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.

22. Arroyos tend to respond quickly to precipitation and have flashy flow—streamflow that rises to floodstage and wanes quickly

23. Into the second act, the tone grows Bickeringly contentious, resolves into recriminations, then wanes into a soliloquy of maudlin reverie

24. 29 While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.

25. In 19 with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for ￡000.