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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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The forecast for metro Phoenix calls for increasing chances of showers Friday evening, continuing into Saturday, when rain is expected to taper off.
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The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Wind chills are expected to taper off early this week.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
Snow should taper off late this afternoon or early evening.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
On Saturday night, conditions will begin to taper off.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Rain is expected to taper off by Tuesday evening, ending by 7 p.m. Like Monday, Tuesday should see temps in the 40s in the morning and afternoon highs in the mid-50s.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
Rain eases and tapers off from southwest to northeast by 3 p.m. or so.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The slow-moving storm is expected to reach the Los Angeles area by Monday night or Tuesday morning before tapering off later Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of the rain had tapered off by late Friday and forecasters said skies would clear up Saturday, though the 70-degree temperatures of the past week would fade into the lower 60s as the storms moved out.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Wind chills are expected to taper off early this week.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
Snow should taper off late this afternoon or early evening.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
On Saturday night, conditions will begin to taper off.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
Rain is expected to taper off by Tuesday evening, ending by 7 p.m. Like Monday, Tuesday should see temps in the 40s in the morning and afternoon highs in the mid-50s.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
Rain eases and tapers off from southwest to northeast by 3 p.m. or so.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The slow-moving storm is expected to reach the Los Angeles area by Monday night or Tuesday morning before tapering off later Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of the rain had tapered off by late Friday and forecasters said skies would clear up Saturday, though the 70-degree temperatures of the past week would fade into the lower 60s as the storms moved out.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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