tapered
Example Sentences
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The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The destination weddings have tapered off since Covid, but the hotel is seeing a spate of destination proposals and destination vow renewals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Inflation has tapered to 1.7% annually, which may impel the European Central Bank to cut interest rates below their current 2%.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
For now, the geopolitical risk premium, which had been supporting oil prices, appears to have tapered off.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
It was a stocking cap, basically, except the tapered part at the top seemed extra long, almost too long, like a tail growing out of the back of her head.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
