fizzle

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

A once profound story of education success will fizzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

A chipper melodicist who never attempted to disguise his sentimental streak, Sedaka emerged at the moment rock ’n’ roll’s initial big bang started to fizzle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

If, for whatever reason, they can’t, a big part of demand will fizzle.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

A critical mass would not be achieved, and the bomb would fizzle.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin