How to Use taper off in a Sentence

taper off

verb
  • Things tapered off down the stretch.
    — D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That growth, though, has now tapered off.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 May 2026
  • Speak with your provider about the best way to taper off.
    — Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The rain should taper off by the evening, and winds will calm as well.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 11 May 2020
  • Storm odds will taper off over the weekend.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some were able to restart the drug then taper off more slowly.
    — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 22 May 2025
  • Most types of tulips flower best the first year, then taper off.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Any evening storms taper off overnight, but the muggy air sticks around.
    — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The wet snow will turn to lighter, fluffier snow overnight as the storm tapers off.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The rain and snow will taper off on Monday evening.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • As the snow tapers off, arctic air will pour in behind it.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, demand shows few signs of tapering off.
    — Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Rainfall will peak in the next 24 hours, then taper off.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
  • The finish tapers off with caramel, maple, and a hint of honey.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Clouds were forecast to roll in overnight and help the chilly weather taper off.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 8 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • The chance of showers tapers off in the evening, and the overnight low should be 56.
    — Tom Hallman Jr., OregonLive.com, 6 May 2018
  • But not everyone opts to taper off.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Light snow gradually tapers off from west to east late in the day.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • But the increase in sales could begin to taper off in the coming months.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That will be the case into the evening before things taper off into the night.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Time to taper off the line changes that would make Jared Bednar blush.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Rather, Kidman's hair tapered off into air at the nape of her neck.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 6 May 2025
  • But the flow of money that’s been driving all that progress is starting to taper off.
    — Bennett Hall, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • But the rain chance tapers off on Sunday, with a 40% chance.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The sheepshead will then taper off, but then more Spanish, more pompano and specks will show up.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Look for the snow to gradually taper off from west to east through the morning.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2019

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