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

Despite years of work, there is no word on whether a viable vaccine is any closer to reality, causing the gains to fizzle some.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A lot of young sporting prodigies tend to fizzle out, but - despite a slow start to the Premier League season - Littler appears to be going from strength to strength.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

They fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston