tail off
phrasal verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
Examples of tail off in a Sentence
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Pearsall has worked his tail off to get back into playing shape after such a traumatic event.
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
That weighed in at $168 million, before tailing off to $56 million in the second weekend.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
Cronenworth did the opposite, tailing off to a .215 average after the break.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But how much this part of the offense tailed off without Walker in the mix was absolutely telling.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
That weighed in at $168 million, before tailing off to $56 million in the second weekend.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
Cronenworth did the opposite, tailing off to a .215 average after the break.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But how much this part of the offense tailed off without Walker in the mix was absolutely telling.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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