How to Use die down in a Sentence

die down

verb
  • France says the fighting would have to die down first.
    — John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The overnight low will be near 44 as winds die down.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
  • France says the fighting would have to die down first.
    — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Over the next few days, ocean breezes will die down and the beaches will heat up.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Although the winds had died down, yet the bitter cold cut to the bone.
    — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Einbinder asked as the applause reached its peak and began to die down.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • This hype died down, thankfully.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Kimmel was back on the air within a week but the public feud has not died down.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • The winds die down overnight Saturday.
    — March 28, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • His first round 64 came largely after the gnarly winds died down and the course eased up.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The legend of the picnic table will live on long after the crowds die down.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • McNutt said that the fire is still very active, but may die down a little overnight.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But that all dies down eventually.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As the widespread applause died down, someone was still crying out.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The sun was breaking through the clouds, the wind was dying down, and the waves were smaller, about three to four feet high.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The scrutiny didn’t exactly die down from there.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • After the launch excitement dies down, a brand has to earn its place on the shelf every single week.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2026
  • But even if the war doesn't die down sometime soon, there are other catalysts that can boost silver.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Even so, some in the industry hope things will recover when, or if, the conflict dies down.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Britain is refusing to be drawn into the war and France says the fighting would have to die down first.
    — Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Lines went around the block, a social media frenzy ensued and largely never died down.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The conversations were loud, the music was louder and the room was in no mood to die down until last call.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • When wasp activity has died down, knock the nest down to discourage the wasps’ return.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • Ricky Saints put the pressure on Trick Williams as the audience died down a bit.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • But the line fluctuated, ramping up and dying down.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Their fear won’t be entirely dispelled once the fighting dies down, or even if there’s a formal ceasefire.
    — Weilun Soon, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The tremendous hype surrounding AI coding shows no signs of dying down.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The season typically dies down when kids go back to school, Biderman wrote.
    — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • There was a general sense among the public that the outbreak had died down and that the broader community had been spared.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Ever since the wind died down in Arizona, things have been a breeze for MacKenzie Gore.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

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