Example Sentences
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Dampened consumer demand is something Yahya, a 72-year-old shop owner in the western city of Kermansheh, sees every day.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Dampened by COVID-19 and controversy, however, the 2021 telecast attracted only about 7 million viewers, and the ratings prospects for next year’s show are uncertain.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Dampened celebrations were ordered Friday by the 82-year-old Margrethe — now also the only female monarch in the world — in respect for Britain’s late queen, who died Thursday at 96.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022
Dampened by years of street rallies, online chatter and muckraking journalism, some of his shine has since worn off.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2021
Dampened just so the fabric smoothed and tightened with starch.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
