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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Otherwise, rain will taper off this morning, with partly sunny skies this afternoon.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But when the Biden administration moved to restrict asylum, the boom of unauthorized immigrants tapered off in the last six months of 2024, according to preliminary government data.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
But as children become adults, their involvement in athletics typically tapers off — opting to watch sports games from the couch rather than participating in them.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
What used to taper off by midsummer can now stretch into August, or even longer, as hotter temperatures, drier fuels and a weak monsoon leave crews fighting flames well past the traditional peak.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But when the Biden administration moved to restrict asylum, the boom of unauthorized immigrants tapered off in the last six months of 2024, according to preliminary government data.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
But as children become adults, their involvement in athletics typically tapers off — opting to watch sports games from the couch rather than participating in them.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
What used to taper off by midsummer can now stretch into August, or even longer, as hotter temperatures, drier fuels and a weak monsoon leave crews fighting flames well past the traditional peak.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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