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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Snow will finally begin to taper off by sunset Monday.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What’s more, even if it’s approved and eventually offered, the number of buyers is likely to be a fraction of what the White House has suggested and could taper off after an initial burst of buyers.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 June 2025
During the years that the smelters operated, these elements were present in the air; even after the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1963 and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, their airborne assaults were only beginning to taper off.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
Reports started to escalate around 2 p.m. EST and peaked around 2:30 p.m. before tapering off for most platforms.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What’s more, even if it’s approved and eventually offered, the number of buyers is likely to be a fraction of what the White House has suggested and could taper off after an initial burst of buyers.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 June 2025
During the years that the smelters operated, these elements were present in the air; even after the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1963 and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, their airborne assaults were only beginning to taper off.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
Reports started to escalate around 2 p.m. EST and peaked around 2:30 p.m. before tapering off for most platforms.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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