How to Use taper off in a Sentence

taper off

verb
  • And while sales have tapered off in the last 50 years, the brand hasn't gone anywhere.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The wet snow will turn to lighter, fluffier snow overnight as the storm tapers off.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The pace of ground assaults has tapered off, Bochka said.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Most types of tulips flower best the first year, then taper off.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The finish tapers off with caramel, maple, and a hint of honey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The rain should taper off by mid to late afternoon with highs in the 70s and low 80s.
    Dallas News, 20 May 2021
  • Where does the student taper off and the teacher take over?
    Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Snow will start to taper off across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes.
    Janice Dean, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Clouds were forecast to roll in overnight and help the chilly weather taper off.
    Matt Bruce, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Shower chances taper off Wednesday night as lows drop to the mid 50s.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 16 May 2022
  • The heavy rain was forecast to taper off late Wednesday night.
    CBS News, 10 July 2024
  • Showers and storms should taper off late Thursday night with lows from 70 to 75.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Showers should taper off overnight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Light snow gradually tapers off from west to east late in the day.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The bond purchase program will likely be one of the first programs to taper off in the coming months.
    Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Tonight: Showers/storms taper off by late evening, clouds linger.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • As the rain and winds tapered off in the city and its suburbs, the storm continued to affect most of the Northeast and New England.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But after a couple of weeks, the errands started to taper off.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • To ensure that the power out of the motors doesn't taper off, Porsche bathes the motor windings in oil to keep things cool.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Anywhere from a coating to a few inches could fall across the area through midafternoon, when the snow should taper off.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Highs: 83-87 Tonight: Showers/storms taper off in evening, breezy.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
  • More rain is possible on Wednesday and Thursday, but the chances will taper off toward the end of the week.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2024
  • The snow was expected to taper off Monday afternoon and end in the evening, Jones said.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In the Northeast, snow and ice were forecast to taper off Friday, the weather service said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Rain that fell overnight in the metro area has tapered off leaving a few hundredths of an inch in most locations.
    oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Those sources were tapering off from their peaks in Garcetti’s final years.
    Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • These winds are expected to peak on Friday and then taper off through the weekend.
    Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The snow is slated to taper off by nightfall, but the cold weather will persist through the weekend.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • For tea drinkers, cardiometabolic risk decreased the most for those who drank up to three cups daily, but the benefits tapered off after that.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Russia’s turn-of-the-century prosperity had tapered off with the 2008 financial crisis and falling oil revenue.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

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