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
Sale's season appears to be petering out after defeat away to Exeter.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
On Alex’s map, nevertheless, the broken line meandered west from the Parks Highway for forty miles or so before petering out in the middle of trackless wilderness north of Mt.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
