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

They discovered that the event emitted X-rays that appeared to peak every 15 days, for several cycles, before eventually petering out.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Southern California’s next brush with rain is expected late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with the chances of rain petering out by Wednesday night, Schoenfeld said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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