Petered Definition

Petered Sentence Examples

• This rain spread into the Midlands and East Anglia during the morning, then gradually petered out.

• However, the passage eventually petered out in a narrow rift.

• The investigation had finally petered out with no results.

• The rising was never finally crushed; it simply petered out.

• The flannel suits quickly gained popularity among men, too, and in fact were worn by men well into the twentieth century, while the usage by women had soon petered out.