DECLINE in a Sentence
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196 example sentences for DECLINE, such as:
1. They wish that prices would decline.
2. If I decline the honor of being with you, believe me.
3. The figures represent a general decline in employment.
4. Friends and relations advised Nicholas to decline the inheritance.
5. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.
2. If I decline the honor of being with you, believe me.
3. The figures represent a general decline in employment.
4. Friends and relations advised Nicholas to decline the inheritance.
5. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.
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Meanings and Examples of DECLINE
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decline
n. change toward something smaller or lower
Classic Sentence: (144 in 10 pages)
1 For instance, they will decline to have folly called wisdom, or any tune danced to but their own.
2 On the contrary, to show you that I am not a usurer, I will decline to ask of you a single kopeck for the serfs.
3 Chichikov duly thanked his interlocutor, but continued to decline either the grey horse or the roan mare.
4 "I must decline the offer," said Chichikov.
5 Since you decline to rest satisfied with what has been given you, and quietly to await the decision of your case in St. Petersburg, I must find you a lodging.
6 But to decline was out of the question; why, I do believe he'd have struck me, and then.
7 To tell them that she felt ashamed for herself and for them would be to betray her agitation, while to decline their offers to dress her would prolong their banter and insistence.
8 If I decline the honor of being with you, believe me.
9 The officer did not decline, but took the note quietly and thanked her.
10 The approaching riders having descended a decline were no longer visible, but they reappeared a few minutes later.
11 Friends and relations advised Nicholas to decline the inheritance.
12 Apparently he did not think it proper to decline this invitation as he had done the former; for, though his gesture indicated some surprise at the summons, he obeyed it without answer or remonstrance.
13 We therefore decline with thanks your Highness's courteous invitation to the banquet.
14 She wished to be able to decline it; but the tears, which a variety of feelings created, made it easier to swallow than to speak.
15 knows a decline is apprehended; he saw her this morning: she returns to Wimpole Street to-day; the old lady is come.
Example Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1 The article claims that an increase in crime indicates a decline in moral standards.
2 The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downwad tendency.
3 The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downward tendency.
4 To decline to vote is a cop-out.
5 I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
6 They wish that prices would decline.
7 The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.
8 The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline.
9 The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.
10 An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
11 The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes.
12 The figures represent a general decline in employment.
13 It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.
14 There was a significant decline in the size of the business as the company transitioned to an intellectual property company.
15 Economic factors have played a significant part in Britain's decline as a world power.