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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Widespread showers across the Bay Area on Wednesday are expected to taper off Thursday before light rain Friday morning heralds the arrival of an atmospheric river Friday afternoon.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Snow in the central Rockies and Pacific Northwest is forecast to taper off, thoughsoutheastern New Mexico could see some accumulation Monday.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Conditions are expected to improve once the sleet tapers off and crews can catch up overnight.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
As of Friday morning, the lab said the region had reached 79% of its median annual snowfall to date, with another 5 to 10 inches possible before the storm tapers off.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Snow in the central Rockies and Pacific Northwest is forecast to taper off, thoughsoutheastern New Mexico could see some accumulation Monday.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Conditions are expected to improve once the sleet tapers off and crews can catch up overnight.
—Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
As of Friday morning, the lab said the region had reached 79% of its median annual snowfall to date, with another 5 to 10 inches possible before the storm tapers off.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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