fizzle out
Example Sentences
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The final act avoids sports-movie clichés, which is another way of saying that things simply fizzle out unsatisfyingly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
Leaders in the NBC newsroom, convinced that election year audiences deserved to hear a perspective from conservatives like Ms. McDaniel, believed the hubbub would fizzle out.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024
They also identified the niobium junctions' supporting architecture as a big source of energy loss, causing the qubit's quantum state to fizzle out.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
“I just hope the hype train lasts on these Stanleys, and they don’t fizzle out like other trendy items,” Williams said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024
Slowly the bits of anger that were still floating around inside me fizzle out like flat soda.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
