Because though his passion had faded somewhat in their years of marriage, he still did love her.

Others, too, said the talk of Sept. 11 has faded somewhat.

I meant to approach him when the scandal had faded somewhat from his mind.

After a few minutes, the delirium faded somewhat from the man's eyes.

He looked down at his new daughter-in-law and the smile faded somewhat.

Her face had faded somewhat, but the pinkness came back at that.

With them the basic idea of Christianity, although somewhat faded, nevertheless is a rather powerful force.

But the rosy picture had begun to fade somewhat in November.

By the '80s the green dream had faded somewhat.

The bloodspots in his eyes had faded somewhat, but were still clearly visible.