How to Use peter in a Sentence

peter

1 of 2 verb
Definition of peternext
  • The rainy weather should peter out by the end of the week.
    — Greg Bluestein, ajc, 22 Apr. 2018
  • But if a peace treaty is signed, the U.S. troops are bound to peter out.
    — New York Times, 4 May 2018
  • Fran Curci got things rolling in the mid-1970s but petered out through the rest of the decade.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018
  • The Rams had a run of success in the 1970s that appeared to be petering out by the end of the decade.
    — Chris Chase, For The Win, 28 May 2018
  • Cheers and the buzz of the baseball petered out after 391 feet.
    — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
  • What happened is the war -- the draft first petered out before the war.
    — Fox News, 8 Aug. 2018
  • The attack peters out, but the weird feeling lasts for days.
    — Emily Wang, SELF, 14 May 2018
  • But if a peace treaty is signed, the US troops are bound to peter out,’’ Byong-chul said.
    — Choe Sang-Hun and Motoko Rich, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2018
  • Icardi's miss proved to essentially be the last kick of the game, and the match petered out to a 0-0 draw.
    — SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The game threatened to peter out but Milan weren't done.
    — SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Streets peter out into dirt paths and pick up again farther up the hill.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 June 2021
  • But the furious scoring pace didn’t last, as the game petered out.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 3 July 2018
  • When that happens, the cycle of surges will stop and the pandemic will peter out.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The violence had largely petered out over the past year.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2017
  • And then the case dragged on past the end of Congress's session, and the once-passionate issue petered out.
    — Byron York, Washington Examiner, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The danger is that all four of these factors are now petering out.
    — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • As the game looked to be petering out, Messi ignited the flame once more.
    — SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The half petered out thereafter and big predictions were made about how the second 45 would go...
    — SI.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • The game appeared to be petering out but there was still time for a crazy final few minutes.
    — SI.com, 27 June 2018
  • The dynasty could peter out even if a healthy Durant returns.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 24 June 2019
  • As the second-half wore on the visitors started to tire and Milan were happy to let the game peter out.
    — SI.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • That action would last only an hour at most, and then the bites would peter down to almost nothing.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 24 July 2017
  • The bank projected that the tax bill will add just three-tenths of 1 percent of growth in the next two years, before its impact peters out.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Eventually, the road peters out into the pier and the sea, where boys wade up to their waists, casting lines into the lazy surf.
    — Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
  • But Machado was thrown out trying to turn it into a double, and the inning petered out.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2017
  • Glanny Lozano @glanny_lozano no one defends peters right to bang more than barb & peter sr.
    — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The balmy caress of a warm fall — a shorts and t-shirt, open windows at night, drop dead gorgeous season — petered out on Monday.
    — Robert King, Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The match petered out into a draw, as neither side was able to find the vital breakthrough to secure the victory.
    — SI.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Certainly, the prospect of driving around, looking for a charging station, failing to find an available one and maybe just having your car peter out on Flatbush Avenue was not motivating.
    — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Their differing responses reflect differences in views about whether the pickup in prices will feed further cycles of inflation or will instead peter out.
    — Paul Hannon, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
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peter

2 of 2 noun
  • Peters walked away under his own power and finished 13th.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram.com, 9 June 2017
  • But drive into places like San Simón, where the concrete houses stand incomplete and the paved road peters out, and the poverty that drives people to leave for the United States comes into focus.
    — Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 20 May 2017
  • Peters and five other firefighters, all former beach lifeguards, attended a week-long refresher course in Ventura last month.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 May 2017
  • Peters focused on the rehabilitative potential of putting a powerful electronic tool into the hands of inmates.
    — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 9 May 2017
  • Peters and six other Central Prison inmates won settlements from the state after filing lawsuits alleging brutality.
    — Ames Alexander, Gavin Off and Elizabeth Leland, charlotteobserver, 31 May 2017
  • Peters went on to work at the university as associate director of community connections, and she has also been employed at Brighton Center as a community engagement specialist and manager for the center for employment training program.
    — Community Recorder, Cincinnati.com, 14 May 2017
  • Peters walked away under his own power and finished 13th.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram.com, 9 June 2017
  • But drive into places like San Simón, where the concrete houses stand incomplete and the paved road peters out, and the poverty that drives people to leave for the United States comes into focus.
    — Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 20 May 2017
  • Peters and five other firefighters, all former beach lifeguards, attended a week-long refresher course in Ventura last month.
    — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 May 2017
  • Peters focused on the rehabilitative potential of putting a powerful electronic tool into the hands of inmates.
    — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 9 May 2017
  • Peters and six other Central Prison inmates won settlements from the state after filing lawsuits alleging brutality.
    — Ames Alexander, Gavin Off and Elizabeth Leland, charlotteobserver, 31 May 2017
  • Peters went on to work at the university as associate director of community connections, and she has also been employed at Brighton Center as a community engagement specialist and manager for the center for employment training program.
    — Community Recorder, Cincinnati.com, 14 May 2017

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