fizzle out
Example Sentences
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The Ebola outbreak could swell into the next great pandemic, or it could be contained and fizzle out, which is certainly the preferable option.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
The final act avoids sports-movie clichés, which is another way of saying that things simply fizzle out unsatisfyingly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Into the weekend, some weather fronts may try and push in from the west but are likely to be fairly weak as they bump into high pressure and then fizzle out.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025
Leaders in the NBC newsroom, convinced that election year audiences deserved to hear a perspective from conservatives like Ms. McDaniel, believed the hubbub would fizzle out.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
But around here, we’d all sense we were near territory we didn’t want to enter, and the arguments would fizzle out.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
