His thought, that perhaps the wrong number had been printed on the summons, faded.

But now these thoughts faded before the new born expectation.

The thought faded from her mind, as she ran her gaze rapidly along the line of men.

The thought ran and faded even as I tried to grip it.

The thought faded as, with a blank will, he scrambled to his feet.

It was the last conscious input before his thoughts faded away and everything went black.

Still, the moment her husband walked toward her from his plane, all those thoughts faded away.

Clear thought blurred and faded, the body was taking over in order to survive.

Her thoughts had faded from Hilly's head like a bad radio signal.

But the thought quickly faded, and with it, the pain.