How to Use on the decline in a Sentence

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  • The teenage birth rate has been on the decline since 1991.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
  • The teenage birth rate has been on the decline since 1991.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
  • The use of the death penalty in the United States has been on the decline for a decade.
    Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The polls also showed that support for the high court is on the decline.
    Rylee Wilson, Dallas News, 29 June 2022
  • All this is based on the decline of remote work across the country.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • By the end of the decade, rock 'n' roll had overtaken the pop charts and singing quartets were on the decline.
    Andrew Selsky, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
  • The good news for anyone hoping to take a fall road trip is gas prices are on the decline.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Read full article Across the Gulf of Maine, wild blue mussels are on the move, and on the decline.
    Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • While the year is still young, shootings are on the decline in Baltimore City.
    Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Its population had been on the decline since the 1950s.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2022
  • While the channel is still profitable, its numbers are on the decline, according to the New York Times.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • For the past three years, crime rates in some U.S. cities appeared bleak: Rates of homicides and shootings, long on the decline, ticked upward.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Cox said the price of gas is on the decline in the Beehive State, although prices aren’t dropping as quickly as in other states.
    Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Those who felt crime was going up gave the LAPD roughly the same approval marks as those who believe crime is on the decline.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Working against him, though, is that the cable business, where ESPN makes its nut, has long been on the decline.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • But what might fuel Howard the most is the perception that his career is on the decline as the four-time Pro Bowler turns 30 July 4.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But what might fuel Howard the most is the perception that his career is on the decline as the four-time Pro Bowler turns 30 July 4.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • As this year’s harvest approaches, the river is again on the decline.
    USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, consumer savings, which peaked in 2021, are on the decline.
    Time, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Unit sales have been on the decline for the past two years, data from market researcher NielsenIQ viewed by Fortune shows.
    Paige Hagy, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Over the course of the year, my skin has been on the decline after an overuse of retinol and active skincare products, which impacted the health of my skin.
    Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In a study published this August, the researchers found that the area’s caiman populations might be on the decline.
    Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
  • Enrollment, now around 370 students, has been on the decline.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • High school students’ mental health, already on the decline from the growth of social media and the web, has been made much worse by the pandemic.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Wage growth is still on the decline, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 June 2023
  • But ferrets rely on a common farm pest for survival that is also on the decline — prairie dogs.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Rampant consumerism is on the decline The pandemic had a big impact on values and ideals.
    Quartz Creative For Ey-Parthenon, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Rampant consumerism is on the decline The pandemic had a big impact on values and ideals.
    Quartz Creative For Ey-Parthenon, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But overall, as of late 2023, both violent and property crimes were on the decline.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024

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