petering out

Example Sentences

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But that enthusiasm looks like it’s petering out, and investors are taking some money off the table.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"Since starting fieldwork at Petrified Forest in 2014, we have collected over 3,000 fossils from the Sonselasuchus bonebed, and it doesn't seem to show any signs of petering out," Professor Sidor states.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 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

The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 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