peter out
Example Sentences
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However, the rally appeared to peter out Thursday following a tech retreat on Wall Street and disappointing earnings from US giants SanDisk and Western Digital that revived concerns over the profitability of the AI investments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
While most experts are predicting this hantavirus outbreak will peter out, it’s not the kind of prediction you want to be wrong about either.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
Navellier, for his part, told MarketWatch he was “not worried about valuations” and expected the selloff to peter out “sooner rather than later.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
Fears that construction could peter out haven’t deterred towns from tethering their fortunes more tightly to the corporate spending sprees and stratospheric Wall Street valuations that are fueling talk of a bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
He looked in the other direction and saw people bunched up to his left, and they began to peter out closer to 8th Street.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
