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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Snowfall amounts taper off along and south of Interstate 94, where 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected along with wind gusts of 35 to 40 MPH.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Snow is expected to taper off Monday evening as the upper-level shortwaves move out of the area, according to the National Weather service.
—Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
Winds should taper off a bit as high pressure settles in, so that's a positive.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The credits more than offset the cost of the tax for the lowest decile of households by income and reduced the cost for other low and moderate-income households with the relief tapering off as income rises.
—Claudia Sahm, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Snow is expected to taper off Monday evening as the upper-level shortwaves move out of the area, according to the National Weather service.
—Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
Winds should taper off a bit as high pressure settles in, so that's a positive.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The credits more than offset the cost of the tax for the lowest decile of households by income and reduced the cost for other low and moderate-income households with the relief tapering off as income rises.
—Claudia Sahm, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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