In a sentence
Six example sentences with decline, each labelled with its topic.
Factory orders began to decline in the spring, and by autumn the region had shed nine thousand jobs.
Economics
Bee colonies in the valley declined for six straight years before the county banned spraying near the orchards.
Environment
The port city's population declined steadily once the railway opened inland, leaving whole streets of warehouses empty.
History
Foot traffic began to decline once the mall opened across the highway, and the bookshop closed within two years.
Business
The bond's value will decline whenever interest rates rise, since new bonds pay more than the old one does.
Finance
His scoring declined every season after thirty, but his passing kept him in the starting lineup until he retired.
Basketball
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Found in these word lists
Found in 9 published word listsAuthoritative
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- Academic Keyword List (Paquot 2010)
- Business English Academic Word List
- Business Word List (part 2)
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
- Medical Academic Word List
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)
- Science Vocabulary List
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