fizzle

Example Sentences

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But a rollout led by GameStop’s “meme-stock king” appeared to fizzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

A lot of young sporting prodigies tend to fizzle out, but - despite a slow start to the Premier League season - Littler appears to be going from strength to strength.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

But the sizzle soon turned into a fizzle.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Maybe going to America was just a dream that would fizzle away; after all, who was I to think that I could go to America?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane