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
Very few go on to successful big league careers, most just pop back and forth between the minors and majors, move from team to team, while many just fizzle out.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 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
Slowly the bits of anger that were still floating around inside me fizzle out like flat soda.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
