fizz out

Example Sentences

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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

Sorry to take the fizz out of the champagne.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Taking the fizz out of fashion is also regressive.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2017

A player lockout has taken the fizz out of Molson’s $375-million sponsorship deal with the National Hockey League.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 15, 2012

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