Then we heard a can fall, and the footsteps receded.

Finally, he walked past our door and away from us, his footsteps receding.

The door was pulled closed from the other side, and the footsteps receded again.

Then all he heard were footsteps receding and screams in the night air.

She heard her mother's light footsteps recede in the hallway.

He stood there and heard her footsteps recede across the carpet outside.

He listened as her footsteps receded, then heard the door at the end of the hall open and close again.

One heard the girl giggling again outside and their footsteps receding.

She was tied in a chair, then footsteps receded and a door closed.

As his footsteps receded, Alex felt the weight of the mountain around him once more, all alone.