Adjective
on the wane
(idiomatic) in a period of decrease or decline
The moon was on the wane.
After the Duma rejected Chernomyrdin's candidacy twice, Yeltsin, his power clearly on the wane, backed down. Source: Internet
By 1995, Moore's film career was on the wane and he was having trouble remembering his lines, a problem he had never previously encountered. Source: Internet
His sympathy for Nietzsche's philosophy and atheism in general was also on the wane. Source: Internet
Another guest is Russian ballerina Grusinskaya ( Greta Garbo ), whose career is on the wane. Source: Internet
Even though their class is on the wane, the samurai hold a special place in Seikei’s heart, as he aspires to be as courageous and honorable as those legendary warriors. Source: Internet
The art of letter-writing is on the wane, but evidence of how much we’ve lost can discovered in the pages of As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto. Source: Internet