tapered
Example Sentences
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A private gauge showed China’s manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in June due to tapered factory production, diverging from a pickup shown in a competing index.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
According to the simulations, this low-angle impact explains the basin's distinctive elongated and tapered shape.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Even as oil prices’ assent tapered off Monday afternoon, gasoline prices at the retail pump remain elevated.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Kyril Montana wore a neatly pressed pink shirt, a bolo tie, beige, tapered western pants, and cowboy boots, and he carried a pack of filtertip cigarettes in his shirt pocket over the heart.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
