were tapering
- past progressive of taper.
Example Sentences
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Those sources were tapering off from their peaks in Garcetti’s final years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Though the latest rains were tapering off, he noted, more is in the forecast for the coming days and weeks.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
Koopman said leading U.S. indicators such as back-ups of ships at ports and prices of used cars were tapering and throughput at U.S. ports had picked up.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2022
Kate Atkinson wrote three well-received, somewhat experimental novels before 2000, one of which won Britain’s prestigious Whitbread Award, but her sales, particularly in the U.S., were tapering off.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2015
Early coffee-pot examples were tapering and cylindrical in form, and later matched the tea pots with swelling drums, molded bases, decorated spouts, and molded lids with finials.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
