On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Taper. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sharpen or fall and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Taper in a sentence
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Taper meaning
- A slender wax candle.
- A small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
Synonyms of Taper
Using Taper
- The main meaning on this page is: A slender wax candle. | A small light. | A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
- Useful related words include: taper off, sharpen, fall, lessen.
- In the example corpus, taper often appears in combinations such as: taper off, to taper, will taper.
Context around Taper
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Taper
- In this selection, "taper" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slow, steel, entasis, off, typically and citation stand out and add context to how "taper" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a coloured taper is fixed and a fast taper will bend. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "taper" sits close to words such as adorn, adp and affirms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with taper
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rain will taper off by late morning. (7 words)
She expects the increase to eventually taper off. (8 words)
Snow will taper to light snow this evening. (8 words)
In simplified terms, a fast taper will bend a lot more in the tip area and not much in the butt part, a slow taper will tend to bend too much at the butt and delivers a weak rod. (39 words)
So I would expect that as we move forward, some of these things are going to continue to benefit and then some, certainly, the onetime type of things like the defense and hydroxide are going to taper off. (38 words)
To pave the way for this transition, Congress should taper its practice of sending Ukraine more money that we don’t have and tell Europe it must start paying the majority of the war’s cost. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Design Flagpoles can be designed in one piece with a taper (typically a steel taper or a Greek entasis taper), citation or be made from multiple pieces to make them able to expand.
In simplified terms, a fast taper will bend a lot more in the tip area and not much in the butt part, a slow taper will tend to bend too much at the butt and delivers a weak rod.
Modern design In theory, an ideal rod should gradually taper from butt to tip, be tight in all its joints (if any), and have a smooth, progressive taper, without 'dead spots'.
Forecasters say the rain should taper off over parts of Metro Vancouver on Saturday morning but persist in the Fraser Valley until the evening.
Gatineau, meanwhile, will only taper off to flurries in the afternoon.
It started to taper in the second half of June after the monsoon set in.
Not long though after we penned that piece, growth began to taper off pretty significantly in PPC and the share price has suffered as a result.
Rain will taper off by late morning.
So I would expect that as we move forward, some of these things are going to continue to benefit and then some, certainly, the onetime type of things like the defense and hydroxide are going to taper off.
So, she's trying to taper them off the drugs and on to others.
The temporary closure of the prestigious Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and other announcements have rocked our industry.
To pave the way for this transition, Congress should taper its practice of sending Ukraine more money that we don’t have and tell Europe it must start paying the majority of the war’s cost.
A coloured taper is fixed in the upper quill, and lighted on Christmas Eve.
By keeping bill issuance high, Treasury is able not only to counteract the QT performed by the Fed but also to force the Fed to taper QT.
Light rain will continue to taper off as we progress through the morning hours.
Light snow fell overnight and will begin to taper through the morning hours.
She expects the increase to eventually taper off.
Snow will begin to taper off on Sunday with one cm of snow accumulation expected.
Snow will taper to light snow this evening.
Some meds can be stopped abruptly but others require a slow taper to prevent uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms or even life-threatening seizures.
Common combinations with taper
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- taper off 45×
- to taper 28×
- will taper 9×
- and taper 7×
- taper to 5×
- the taper 5×
- should taper 4×
- mark taper 4×
- with taper 3×
- taper or 3×