on the retreat

Frequency: 6.58.8 per million words

Becoming less successful, popular, or common.

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Examples (10)

  • Fresh evidence suggests that trade unionism is on the retreat.
  • The traditional publishing industry seems to be on the retreat with the rise of e-books.
  • After the scandal, public support for the new policy was clearly on the retreat.
  • In many Western countries, the influence of conservative ideology is increasingly on the retreat.
  • Even his unwavering confidence appeared to be on the retreat after a series of failures.
  • Experts predict that the use of fossil fuels will be on the retreat in the coming decades.
  • The idea of a single global language is on the retreat as cultural diversity gains recognition.
  • With the advent of streaming services, traditional cable television is definitely on the retreat.
  • Due to growing environmental awareness, single-use plastics are slowly on the retreat.
  • The old methods of communication are on the retreat as new technologies emerge.