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Six example sentences with wane, each labelled with its topic.
Coal towns felt the wane long before the last pit closed, as each year fewer school leavers stayed.
Economics
The studio's influence is on the wane, with three of its biggest directors signing elsewhere in a single season.
Movies
By the twentieth mile his pace was on the wane, dropping thirty seconds each lap without him noticing.
Fitness
By the third century the empire was on the wane, and provinces that once sent grain now sent excuses.
History
The party's grip on the countryside was on the wane, and seats held for generations fell in a single night.
Politics
Vinyl was on the wane by the late eighties, and record stores shrank their shelves to make room for the new discs.
Music
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