At Cologne, one of the worst-hit German towns, the water receded steadily.

He steadily receded more and more from the church doctrines and adopted the views of the Moravians, among whom he found greater sympathy.

"fifteen minutes to return sequence," she called, from the now far-distant and steadily receding ship.

In most places, the flood waters have begun to recede steadily and, barring unexpected storms, no more flooding is expected.

The wardroom's small holostage was occupied at the moment by the head and shoulders of a newsman, broadcasting from the steadily receding planet Timber.

Her life was going in a different direction, and she could feel Hopewell receding steadily into her past.

The sunlight was receding steadily up the stones.

The KDI lifted easily, Bert made the course correction and they could see the spaceport steadily receding.

Steadily receding into the wintry distance was Loki's ring of magic fire, which still sprouted untiringly from the top of its rocky hill.

The steadily receding sight recalled disquieting emotions.