tapered off
Example Sentences
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“The real test will come in May, by which point the flow of tax refunds will have tapered off significantly, while high gas prices probably will remain elevated,” Pantheon’s Tombs writes.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
New apartment construction has tapered off in Los Angeles in recent years, even though there is high demand for housing, because many developers say it is difficult to turn a profit under current conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Some of “the downside risk has tapered off in the large-cap tech names,” he said, but “bubble fears” remain in the wake of the market’s boom on artificial-intelligence enthusiasm.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
A Treasury selloff tapered off, leaving yields little changed from Friday, as Fed officials reiterated the message that a December cut is far from certain and the government shutdown kept delaying data points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
I just kind of tapered off and walked away, went downstairs, and played on my practice pad.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
