The Queen pulled back on the cross, leaving the Governess holding the thin tapered dagger that had been concealed inside. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
As the days passed, Claire’s phone calls tapered off until they ceased altogether. From Wordnik.com. [The Aloha Quilt] Reference
M. DURANT: I was having quite a few dreams initially, and they have kind of tapered off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2002] Reference
This is how we've seen it early in the day, and then it kind of tapered off a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2008] Reference
It had a snake body as big around as a barrel, with a head sort of like a massive claw hammer, but kind of tapered to the snout end. From Wordnik.com. [Sign of the Unicorn]
But slowly the calls tapered off. From Wordnik.com. [NCBlogs] Reference
And the calls tapered off when Paris was in jail. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2007] Reference
Looks like this allowance is 'tapered' in some way. From Wordnik.com. [PC Advisor News] Reference
But as you know, netbooks have kind of tapered off lately. From Wordnik.com. [RF Micro Devices CEO Discusses F2Q2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference
The allowance would then be "tapered" away so that nobody earning more than. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
The great cigar craze of '97 has finally tapered off. From Wordnik.com. [Blue In The Face: Cigar Sales Sink] Reference
The lashes are hand-tapered to a point with a scalpel. From Wordnik.com. [Arts Extra: Less Is Mueck] Reference
Ten months in, the letters tapered off completely. From Wordnik.com. [Ain't Comin' Back] Reference
Her features were delicate, her fingers long and tapered. From Wordnik.com. [The Sense And Sensibility Of Goodman's 'Collector'] Reference
The noise of the crowd tapered to a whisper, then silence. From Wordnik.com. [Magnum Opus] Reference
She wets one tapered finger and massages his eyelids gently. From Wordnik.com. [He Wasn't You] Reference
But visits have tapered as sales and production have declined. From Wordnik.com. [Driving a Classic Into the Ground] Reference
Try skinny-cut, tapered, or bootcut pants or leggings or tights. From Wordnik.com. [The Stir: Curvy Women: 8 Tips on How to Layer Clothing & Not Look Like a Shapeless Slob] Reference
There are great hacks and scratches at the tapered side of each one. From Wordnik.com. [Finite Automatons in Winter Quarter] Reference
This wing car is of streamline shape with a rounded bow and tapered stern. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
One half had a button on the end and the other half was tapered at the tip. From Wordnik.com. [She's a Mystery Girl] Reference
Her body was graceful, tapered, like the Sebrights ', but she was an Amazon. From Wordnik.com. [The Chicken Chronicles] Reference
From its long, ribbed hood to its tapered boat tail, this coupe is a stunner. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Crossfire] Reference
Her fingernails tapered and neat; mine with hangnails and dirt stuck beneath them. From Wordnik.com. [States of Residency] Reference
The flow of words tapered off after a few months, but that was to be expected. From Wordnik.com. [Ain't Comin' Back] Reference
He often arrived in court wearing tapered three-piece suits, felt fedoras and necklaces. From Wordnik.com. [Harry T. Alexander, 85; controversial D.C. judge, defense lawyer] Reference
With interest they regarded the fifteen-foot object which tapered a bit towards its base. From Wordnik.com. [The Jameson Satellite] Reference
It's one of your most stylish vegetables, with tapered pale green pods just a few inches long. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Okra and Other Native Americans] Reference
Long dark brown hair, big beautiful brown eyes, high cheekbones, tapered jaw, flared nostrils. From Wordnik.com. [Doreen - III] Reference
The cables are routed internally, entering the frame through the oversized, tapered head tube. From Wordnik.com. [Eurobike report: Hot new road bikes from Eddy Merckx, Colnago and Lapierre] Reference
The Solo 90 RSL frame is made from 40 - and 60-ton carbon, with a tapered-steerer carbon fork. From Wordnik.com. [Sin City Skinflint, day 2: More of Interbike’s (somewhat) affordable bikes] Reference
And the boom of the early 1990s has tapered off as world market prices for coffee and sugar fell. From Wordnik.com. [Color My Money Green] Reference
It sports current design elements like a tapered head tube and fork, plus internal cable routing. From Wordnik.com. [Eurobike report: Hot new road bikes from Eddy Merckx, Colnago and Lapierre] Reference
The butt's tapered ends make it look like those paper stomps his wife uses for her drawing classes. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Fury] Reference
The number of anti-government demonstrators had tapered off considerably after six days of rallies. From Wordnik.com. [Georgia, Russia Square Off in a State of Emergency] Reference
Before the Supreme Court decision, phone calls offering help had tapered off to about three a month. From Wordnik.com. ['I Want Him To Admit What He Did.'] Reference
Robin Goh, assistant director for communications, RWS, said: "The queues have kind of tapered off - for now. From Wordnik.com. [Channel NewsAsia Front Page News] Reference
Solar Eagle has a nose shaped like a flying saucer; its tapered body gives it only a tiny target for crosswinds. From Wordnik.com. [Gentlemen, Start Your Rays] Reference
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