fizzle out
Example Sentences
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Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in.
From Washington Times
Was this just a craze like any other, doomed to fizzle out with the passing of time?
From BBC
And many Republicans who are interested in DeSantis say if he fizzles out, they’ll revert to Trump rather than looking around the rest of the field.
From Washington Post
Most social movements "get small concessions at best" before they fizzle out, he noted.
From BBC
His work, he said, has a lot to do with “seeing their American dreams fizzle out.”
From New York Times
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