petering out
Example Sentences
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Outbreaks in the U.S. are seasonal, usually occurring in the spring and summer before petering out in August.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
But that enthusiasm looks like it’s petering out, and investors are taking some money off the table.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures rose with the likely final cold spell in the northern U.S. seen petering out in the next few days and the market waiting for hot weather to lift demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Five years after it looked as though Danny Welbeck's career was petering out, the 34-year-old sent Albion into the FA Cup quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Already the virus seemed to be petering out, and most of the people who were going to die were already dead, the virus having echoed so swiftly through Bumba.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
