on the decrease

Frequency: 6.58.8 per million words

in the process of becoming smaller or less common

decreasePREPOSITION + decrease

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on the

Examples (10)

  • Marriage is still on the decrease.
  • The use of traditional landlines has been on the decrease for years.
  • Thankfully, smoking among teenagers is on the decrease.
  • Sales of physical books have been on the decrease since the rise of e-readers.
  • Due to conservation efforts, poaching of elephants is finally on the decrease.
  • While crime rates in some areas are rising, in our city, they are on the decrease.
  • Experts predict that the number of people commuting to offices will be on the decrease.
  • Is it true that the public's attention span is on the decrease?
  • Recent data suggests that public trust in mainstream media is on the decrease.
  • The population of this small town has been steadily on the decrease since the factory closed.