fizzle out
Example Sentences
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Like their manager, the club's supporters will hope for action in the forthcoming transfer window to prevent a positive start to the season from fizzling out.
From BBC
I see the light of one of Ama’s Adinkra symbols, but it quickly fizzles out when she trips on one of the vines.
From Literature
The final act avoids sports-movie clichés, which is another way of saying that things simply fizzle out unsatisfyingly.
Such instincts to keep young people away from the criminal justice system are deep-rooted in policing - perhaps in the hope antisocial behaviour fizzles out.
From BBC
While the storms are expected to fizzle out through the weekend, forecasts show that there’s the potential for another round of tropical weather next week, but it’s too early to tell what will materialize.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
