tail off

phrasal verb

tailed off; tailing off; tails off

: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way

Our productivity tailed off last year.

She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.

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Samuel, a 49ers team captain whose production has tailed off since his 2021 All-Pro season, is seeking a trade after the most tumultuous and disappointing season of his six-year tenure. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 Odegaard initially impressed upon returning, but his form soon tailed off, potentially feeling the effects of losing the initial burst of comeback adrenaline, becoming a first-time father and suffering from illness. —

James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash shortly after the uprising failed, and the Wagner influence tailed off. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 His primary task will be to get through to Banks, 23, Joe Schoen’s’ 2023 first-round pick whose effort and effectiveness tailed off dramatically in coordinator Shane Bowen’s first season running a heavier zone scheme. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tail off