fizz out
Example Sentences
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This new sobriety probably takes some of the fizz out of what the sociologist Emile Durkheim called the “collective effervescence” that revelers feel while partying together in large groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
U.S. rates futures market pricing certainly lurched in that direction on Tuesday, but perhaps positioning, profit-taking and options-related activity helped take the fizz out of the equity rally.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2022
I understand, and was even moved by that choice, but it takes a lot of the fizz out of the material, replacing it with syrup.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
And while the Golden State Warriors’ four-game sweep of the Cavs took some of the fizz out of the championship series, the Warriors’ almost otherworldly dominance earned this team a place in history.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2018
But inside my body I felt like a big bottle of warm Coke when you drop it in the grocery store and it begins to fizz out the top like a bomb about to blow.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
