Sentence examples for receded before from inspiring English sources

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The morning had begun grey and dim but now the clouds momentarily receded before a brilliant winter sun.

Yet the waters had barely receded before people set their sights on rebuilding their homes, their businesses and their lives.

In the summers, the Western snows have barely receded before prospectors arrive, often with private clients who pay to hunt with guides.

Certainly he has not lived within the classic American archetypes, black or white, because they have receded before his grasp, and left him in the company of a new and confused eclecticism — which, of course, he has helped call into being.

The skirl of their pipes had barely receded before two New Hampshire teenagers learned a hard lesson in cross-border musical diplomacy: if your bagpipes have ivory in them, leave them at home before traveling to Canada or risk having them seized at the border.

Certainly he has not lived within the classic American archetypes, black or white, because they have receded before his grasp, and left him in the company of a new and confused eclecticism which, of course, he has helped call into being.

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As they move, the camera calmly recedes before them.

It was not expected to fully recede before the end of the week.

The risk shows no signs of receding before the next vote, on June 17th.

It has the makings of a wave, but one that could recede before the election.

Mr. Chaube added that the water would have to recede before the company could take stock of the damage.

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