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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What initially felt like a meteoric rise tapered off into a slow burn.
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Showers continue through the morning and will gradually taper off by early afternoon.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Rain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is expected to taper off on Tuesday afternoon, but another round of thunderstorms is expected to bring more rain to the area on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, increasing the flooding threat and adding pressure to the Bellaire and Cheboygan dams.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Light-bloom torture-test shots of colorful objects against completely black backgrounds also produced significant haze that tapered off gradually across the screen.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Showers continue through the morning and will gradually taper off by early afternoon.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Rain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is expected to taper off on Tuesday afternoon, but another round of thunderstorms is expected to bring more rain to the area on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, increasing the flooding threat and adding pressure to the Bellaire and Cheboygan dams.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Light-bloom torture-test shots of colorful objects against completely black backgrounds also produced significant haze that tapered off gradually across the screen.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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