'decline' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'decline' with 20 example sentences.
- decline noun
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: 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
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: 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.