petered out
Example Sentences
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The business ultimately petered out within months, though, and Ahmad is now back to a full-time corporate role with a utility company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Things only got more absurd as the exchanges between the chairman and the nominee petered out.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
Eastern time and have since largely petered out.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
At dusk, people went to their balconies and rooftops to chant God is greatest, as their parents had against the Shah, until that petered out too.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
It was clear that the attendees didn’t know whether or not they should be clapping at this moment, and so it petered out rapidly as Kaisha approached the mic.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
