TAPER in a Sentence
Learn TAPER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
39 example sentences for TAPER, such as:
1. He tapered the stick with a knife.
2. The pencil tapers to a sharp point.
3. The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
4. His wide chest tapers to a small waist.
5. One end of the stick tapers down to a point.
2. The pencil tapers to a sharp point.
3. The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
4. His wide chest tapers to a small waist.
5. One end of the stick tapers down to a point.
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Meanings and Examples of TAPER
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taper
v. diminish gradually
n. a convex shape that narrows toward a point
Classic Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1 A small taper on the edge of the table shed a feeble light which sufficed to show me that he was fully dressed.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
2 From this he took a paper, and returning to his seat he flattened it out beside the taper on the edge of the table, and began to study it with minute attention.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
3 The taper was still on the table, and by its light I glanced to see what the paper was which Brunton had taken from the bureau.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
Context Highlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
4 Into the right hand, which was lying palm downwards, a wax taper had been thrust between forefinger and thumb, and an old servant, bending over from behind the chair, held it in position.
5 Anna Mikhaylovna, with an air of importance that showed that she felt she quite knew what she was about, went across the room to where Pierre was standing and gave him a taper.
6 He lit it and, distracted by observing those around him, began crossing himself with the hand that held the taper.
7 Beside Sister Perpetue, she was the taper beside the candle.
8 At that moment the small window in the lodge opened, a hand passed through, seized the key and the candlestick, and lighted the taper at the candle which was burning there.
9 The light came from a taper which was burning in one corner.
10 Monte Cristo then drew a lighted taper from a closet, and when the thief was deeply engaged with his lock, silently opened the door, taking care that the light should shine directly on his face.
11 Then the count brought the taper to the window, that it might be seen in the Champs-Elysees that a man was getting out of the window while another held a light.
12 Elsewhere the token of sin, it was the taper of the sick chamber.
13 She lay between us, and the red light; and every taper line and spar was visible against the glow.
14 Instead, she approached her desk, and lighting a taper, tied and sealed the packet; then she opened the wardrobe, drew out a despatch-box, and deposited the letters within it.
15 He had twelve rattles, but they were broken off before they began to taper, so I insisted that he must once have had twenty-four.
Example Sentence:
1 Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun, nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.
2 Financial aids generally taper off after the first year of college.
3 His wide chest tapers to a small waist.
4 The pencil tapers to a sharp point.
5 One end of the stick tapers down to a point.
6 A cigar with a long, tapering body and blunt ends.
7 The doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose.
8 Her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes.
9 Her voice tapered off as she realized everyone was listening.
10 The dog's tail tapered off to a point.
11 He tapered the stick with a knife.