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Discover LudwigThe phrase "started to wane" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is a common way to describe something decreasing or becoming weaker over time. Example: The excitement for the new restaurant started to wane after a few weeks, as customers complained about the high prices and lackluster food.
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"My ability to hit the ball started to wane," he said, "and pretty soon my putting started to wane as well.
I could pump and feed the baby, and the jaundice started to wane.
Federer's results have inevitably started to wane as he has aged.
Just as my enthusiasm started to wane, a twinkle of hope arrived.
But Moscow's support – always in my view exaggerated – started to wane from last autumn.
"The appeal of the It bag," Ms. Phair said, "has started to wane".
By that time, my interest in the game started to wane.
But Johnson's confidence started to wane in 2008, when he began competing in Europe and often played sparingly.
Even his sexual identity, even after just a few years, started to wane, tracing a fairly typical trajectory for inmates.
Investor sentiment started to wane and the intricately planned roadshows to raise money for brands came to a screeching halt.
But, once we get into the thwarted passion of the eponymous bellringer for Esmeralda, my interest started to wane.
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