fizzle out
Example Sentences
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“It is perfectly possible that the indirect effects only feed through once and then fizzle out later.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
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
Could the excitement over Nashville-style hot chicken eventually fizzle out?
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 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 fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
