petering out

Example Sentences

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But that enthusiasm looks like it’s petering out, and investors are taking some money off the table.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures rose with the likely final cold spell in the northern U.S. seen petering out in the next few days and the market waiting for hot weather to lift demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

After drifting around Torino, West Ham United, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur, his career was petering out.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Can it be explained by the usual petering out of parents’ enthusiasm for documenting their children on film?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides