peter out
Example Sentences
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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
The game at that stage looked like it was going to peter out to a 0-0 draw.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
It remains to be seen when the rally will peter out.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
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
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
