Her words faded away, and she fell into a deep sleep.

His words had still not faded away when laughter broke out behind him.

These are the gestures that make the words of the past fade from relevance.

Panic seized her and his words faded into the background, only half heard.

The words faded and she looked about her with slightly flushed cheeks.

I stared at the page until the words faded into a blur.

Only when my words had faded, did the garden ease back into existence around us.

The words had faded and washed away with the years.

The words of the conference beside the fire faded and became insignificant as I opened myself to him.

Had one of the appeals succeeded, the words would have faded right off the page.