How to use "receding" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "receding" in popular movie and book plots

  • We find the father looking after the receding form of his son with a hint of amusement in his eyes.  - Unto the Dusk
  • Meanwhile, Chuning realised that her memory is receding and she fears that she may soon forget Qiliang.  - Sudden (TV series)
  • The relationships along the way take them as far as their desperate and receding passions allow.  - Yellowknife (film)
  • The sea starts receding from the shore, causing mass hysteria on the beaches as people realize that a tsunami is coming.  - Tidal Wave (film)
  • Wile points happily at the receding train, but now sees he's going into a tunnel with another train coming out of it.  - Zip 'N Snort
  • Tom responds by throwing an anchor onto the receding shark's head, causing it to badmouth the cat as Tom taunts it.  - Cannery Rodent
  • The train departs slowly and a girl's hand reaches out the rapidly receding coach window, holding the kitten which was sent as a gift.  - Summer in Bethlehem
  • George is dragged away into a paddy wagon and the film concludes with his view of the world receding behind metal bars.  - The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
  • Karellen looks back at the receding Solar System and gives a final salute to the human species.  - Childhood's End

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