He wanted more money for his successful films, but he also offered to take a smaller salary should his star wane.

But if Chicago's star has waned, it isn't because another center of influence has emerged.

Despite good notices for the opera, Stanford's star was waning.

She saw from Napoleon's letters that, however his critics might feel that his star was waning, he himself had not lost courage.

The star at the peak of the triangle waxed and waned.

Merlot is still the trendy grape for most consumers, but its star could be waning.

But the prime minister's star was waning at a much faster rate than he had thought.

His star waned following his appointment in 1985 under Mikhail Gorbachev.

The stars waned at last, and heavy-lidded with sleep, Hopalong dozed slightly.

But these were less successful, and as his star waned, he retreated more and more from the commercial arena.