fizzle

Example Sentences

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The Ebola outbreak could swell into the next great pandemic, or it could be contained and fizzle out, which is certainly the preferable option.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Joachim Klement and Francisca Reis, strategists at Panmure Liberum, the U.K.’s biggest independent investment bank, have laid out three ways the AI trade may fizzle and the impact those scenarios could have on stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

But a rollout led by GameStop’s “meme-stock king” appeared to fizzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Cue “Lyin’ Eyes” External link by the Eagles: investors who’ve seen past memory booms fizzle are wary about this one.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I spun around and stumbled toward the door, but despite my will it felt as though everything of Finn from the knees down had already begun to fizzle away.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith