How to Use taper off in a Sentence

taper off

verb
  • The rain should taper off by the evening, and winds will calm as well.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 11 May 2020
  • And while sales have tapered off in the last 50 years, the brand hasn't gone anywhere.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The wet snow will turn to lighter, fluffier snow overnight as the storm tapers off.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The pace of ground assaults has tapered off, Bochka said.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Most types of tulips flower best the first year, then taper off.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The finish tapers off with caramel, maple, and a hint of honey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The rain should taper off by mid to late afternoon with highs in the 70s and low 80s.
    Dallas News, 20 May 2021
  • Where does the student taper off and the teacher take over?
    Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Around midnight, a cold front will move into the area, and the rain will start to taper off.
    Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Snow will start to taper off across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes.
    Janice Dean, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Clouds were forecast to roll in overnight and help the chilly weather taper off.
    Matt Bruce, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022
  • That will be the case into the evening before things taper off into the night.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Winds taper off in the evening, leaving a clear and cold overnight period with lows in the 30s.
    Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Shower chances taper off Wednesday night as lows drop to the mid 50s.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 16 May 2022
  • The rain is likely to arrive around 6 a.m., then taper off by 11 a.m.
    oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The heavy rain was forecast to taper off late Wednesday night.
    CBS News, 10 July 2024
  • The rain will continue through the evening hours and then taper off by midnight.
    courant.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The initial flare of swine flu tapered off in the summer of 2009, but came back again in the fall as expected.
    Jason Karlawish, STAT, 17 May 2020
  • The sheepshead will then taper off, but then more Spanish, more pompano and specks will show up.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Apr. 2021
  • In the second quarter, when GDP growth tapered off, some compared it with the first three months of this year.
    Anneken Tappe, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Showers and storms should taper off late Thursday night with lows from 70 to 75.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Things should begin to taper off by Wednesday, but clouds will stick around through the latter part of the week.
    Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Showers should taper off overnight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Light snow gradually tapers off from west to east late in the day.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Look for the snow to gradually taper off from west to east through the morning.
    Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Officials are trying to gain some control of the flames as the wind tapers off — for now.
    Stefanie Dazio and Brian Melley, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Most of the rain should taper off by mid-morning and the afternoon is looking dry.
    Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The bond purchase program will likely be one of the first programs to taper off in the coming months.
    Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • These Gloria Vanderbilt jeans have over 5,400 five-star ratings and taper off right below the knees for a tailored look.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This snow tapers off during the early morning hours, but there still could be a few lingering snow showers around daybreak Sunday.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025

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