
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'peter.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 21 July 2022 See More 2022 Tomatoes and most garden vegetables are heavy feeders, and after the initial burst of spring growth in fresh soil and compost, their productivity can peter out in midsummer. 2022 And although the downsides of obstetric anesthesia have largely fallen away in the 175 years since its first use, the desire among some women to experience labor in all its brutality has yet to fully peter out, and perhaps never will. 2013 Even if the Fed does nothing, so long as there are no more shocks, inflation will eventually peter out. Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2019 In this view, the comet's tail splits in two, and the trail of the comet seems to shrink and peter out closer to the sun. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2021 Wintry deluges could peter out, giving way to stuborrnly persistent warmth and dryness that would partially or even totally erase the precipitation gains made so far this winter, at least for some parts of the West.

O'brien, Fortune, 2 June 2022 But those efforts often peter out over time.


Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. : Peter & Max (Fables Series): 0889290335753: Bill Willingham, Wil Wheaton: Libros. The magic, the excitement, the wonder of the true Peter Pan comes to life for the first time in this spellbinding fantasy that critics proclaim 'a fun and fa. Verb This river typically peters out as its water is diverted for irrigation.
