It was strong but faded into the background after a few minutes.

They would fade into the background the minute we arrived.

"Get in one and you just fade into the background."

She would have faded easily into the green background if she'd heard anyone approach.

The pain had faded into the background as simply another fact of life.

A man started speaking, and the music faded into the background.

"Cancer has now faded into the background for my family."

Others tried to fade into the background until the storm passed.

With a mouth like that, she's not exactly going to fade into the background is she?

She fades into the background, however, as the play goes on.