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'decline' in a sentence

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decline noun

: change toward something smaller or lower

: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

: a downward slope or bend

decline verb

: grow worse

: not accept as true

: show unwillingness towards

: grow smaller

: go down

: fall in value

: inflect for number, gender, case, etc.


  • Japan's population is declining.
  • She tried to persuade him not to decline the offer.
  • You should've declined the invitation.
  • Facebook's popularity among teenagers is declining rapidly.
  • As humans age, their physical strength declines.
  • The town began to decline after the local factory closed.
  • Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world.
  • The president declined to answer the delicate question.
  • I intend to decline his offer to help me.
  • Our profits have declined over the past few years.
  • The stock market declines were bigger than I expected.
  • His health has declined since the accident.
  • All of us want prices to decline.
  • The exchange rate of the dollar versus the euro has declined.
  • They declined to publish my book.
  • Stock prices declined for five consecutive days.
  • Unfortunately I must decline your invitation.
  • Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.
  • The victim declined to press charges.
  • I'm absolutely certain that you will not be declined.
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