After midnight, the crowd noise tapers off as people head home.

The machinist installed several taper pins to secure the gear to the shaft.

Scholars debated whether hag-tapers should be listed under H or T in the index.

The carpenter insisted on using a taperless dowel for the joint to maintain uniform strength.

The trail narrowed taperingly as we climbed the ridge, forcing us to walk in single file.

The cathedral's taperlike spire could be seen from miles away, piercing the morning fog.

The architect specified taperwise columns for the new plaza to create a sense of height.

The road climbed taperwise, becoming narrower with each bend.

The marine biologist photographed a tapertail to document its unusual morphology.

Scientists observed tapertails migrating along the reef at dawn.