Examples of taper off in a Sentence
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Showers will gradually taper off early Sunday morning,.
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2025 event in Virginia helped bolster the coin's value for a time, but interest in the currency again tapered off.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
What initially felt like a meteoric rise tapered off into a slow burn.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The recommendation is to use twice a week for six weeks and then taper off for maintenance, which looks like every two or three weeks after three months, two to four weeks after four months, and only needed as touch-ups after nine months.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
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Steven Sosna, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2025 event in Virginia helped bolster the coin's value for a time, but interest in the currency again tapered off.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
What initially felt like a meteoric rise tapered off into a slow burn.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The recommendation is to use twice a week for six weeks and then taper off for maintenance, which looks like every two or three weeks after three months, two to four weeks after four months, and only needed as touch-ups after nine months.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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