fizzle

Example Sentences

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It was such disappointment for a fiercely loyal set of fans to watch this season fizzle away to relegation.

From BBC • May 25, 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

The e-commerce platform called the offer “neither credible nor attractive” after a rollout by GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen appeared to fizzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But the sizzle soon turned into a fizzle.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

After the Soviet Union’s first reported H-bomb test in August 1953—a relative fizzle known to US intelligence as “Joe-4”—“Ernest said, I think to DuBridge, ‘Well, it’s sure lucky that some people’s advice wasn’t taken.’

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik