peter out
Example Sentences
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While most experts are predicting this hantavirus outbreak will peter out, it’s not the kind of prediction you want to be wrong about either.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
Economists predict the current wave of inflation is likely to peter out later in the year, but they are uncertain as to when and by how much.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
A counterfrontier runs from the lower right to the upper left, beyond which the Danish place names left by the Vikings peter out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
It remains to be seen when the rally will peter out.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
On the shell house balcony, down the course, Al Ulbrickson’s hopes silently soared when he saw the boat move, but the move seemed to peter out with the boys still well short of the lead.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
