Example Sentences

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Kentucky and Oklahoma are tapering their rates to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

And though my symptoms are tapering off, I’m still pacing myself and allowing time to paint, even if I’m not at my worst.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2022

“The winds are tapering off, but we still have a lot of rain,” she said.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2018

But SNAP’s workshop is an exception, as U.S. visits to Cuba are tapering.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2017

We have begun a slow retrogression; in plain words, we are lowering our standards, we are tapering down to a general zero.

From Shallow Soil by Hyllested, Carl Christian