fizzle out
Example Sentences
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They simply can't afford to let their domestic season fizzle out, not when there is a Tyne-Wear derby to come at St James' Park.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
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
After a certain amount of growth, smaller dating app companies are likely to fizzle out or be sold to one of the major players, Helfstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
But when those cases reach the Supreme Court, they sometimes fizzle out.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2024
They fly smoky circles around my head and then fizzle out.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
