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
• Rain will taper off starting Wednesday night, with highs in the lower 50s and dropping to the mid- to low-40s through the weekend.
  — Paige Cornwell, The Seattle Times, 28 Nov. 2018
• 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
• Light snow is slowly tapering off, but the wind will be the main concern Wednesday across Kansas City.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
• Heavy overnight rains gave way to lighter showers after sunrise, and they were expected to taper off completely, though downpours passed over the region into the afternoon..
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025