seep away
Frequency: 6.07.2 per million words
To drain or disappear gradually.
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- The power had gradually seeped away from the old batteries.
- Her confidence began to seep away after repeated failures.
- The water slowly seeped away into the dry soil, leaving no trace.
- His savings seemed to seep away without him even noticing the small expenditures.
- The chance for reconciliation had seeped away over the years of silence.
- After the long hike, all his energy had seeped away, leaving him exhausted.
- With each passing day, their hope for rescue seeped away in the vast wilderness.
- The initial enthusiasm for the project quickly seeped away when challenges arose.
- Public support for the controversial policy began to seep away as details emerged.
- The details of the dream quickly seeped away upon waking, leaving only a vague feeling.