tapered
Example Sentences
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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
“The real test will come in May, by which point the flow of tax refunds will have tapered off significantly, while high gas prices probably will remain elevated,” Pantheon’s Tombs writes.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
New apartment construction has tapered off in Los Angeles in recent years, even though there is high demand for housing, because many developers say it is difficult to turn a profit under current conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The destination weddings have tapered off since Covid, but the hotel is seeing a spate of destination proposals and destination vow renewals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Maddie flew alone, careful and happy, low over the snow-tipped Highlands on those pretty tapered wings, deafened by the Merlin engine, navigating by dead reckoning.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
