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How to use the word waned in a Sentence?

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As a result of higher mortgage rates, purchase demand has modestly waned in advance of the spring homebuying season, however, supply remains near historically tight levels and home prices remain high, keeping the market competitive.

Freddie Mac

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Even if everyone else in that place is vaccinated, there may be vulnerable people where immunity has waned or they never took to( the vaccine) well.

Michael Mina

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Euphoria that the trade negotiations are back on the table has probably waned and again the cautious tone is getting hold of the markets, we need to see a great deal of negotiation progress on the China-U.S. trade war. And we should also see more regional policy stimulus actually kicking in to prevent any further deterioration in economic activity across the region.

Prakash Sakpal

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

As expectations for helicopter money waned while there are limited actions left from the BOJ.

Nobuhiko Kuramochi

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Oil has improved a little bit here and the extreme negativity we had going back three or four months ago has waned a bit and even the Canadian dollar has improved.

Irwin Michael

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A doorway is an ambiguous phenomenon, a liminal spot in a person’s life. A door can be a choice, a possibility, a protection or an aperture to new-fangled values. It can mean a barrier, a prison or a gate to freedom. It can, however, vanish in the mist of unawareness by lack of social concern. At that moment, our freedom has become our jail and we feel locked up in our own liberty. Any exit has waned: the doorway has been absorbed in the stupor of our infatuation. ( “In the doorway” )

Erik Pevernagie

added by anonymous
8 years ago

I think they should go and I think the markets would be in better shape if they do, but that being said I think the confluence of opinion around if they will go has waned.

Rick Rieder

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think that clearly some of the tea party wave and some of that enthusiasm has waned somewhat.

Dewey Clayton

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We know durability in the Thai trial waned.

Larry Corey

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Whilom, ere youth?s conceit had waned, methought Answers to all life?s problems I had wrought; But now, grown old and wise, too late I see My life is spent, and all my lore is nought.

Omar Khayyam

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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