Example Sentences

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But he has toned down his comments since.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Takaichi, a regular visitor to the flashpoint Yasukuni shrine honouring Japan's war dead, is seen as a China hawk, but since being elected, she has toned down her remarks.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Even Fisher Price has toned down its color pallet in response to the market demand for more muted, less-gendered clothes, toys and gear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

This has toned down a little in the most recent statement; talk is now about "clarity on the interpretation and scope" of the veto power, rather than a tub-thumping defence of the policy itself.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

In preparing these pages for the press, the editor has toned down nothing, has added nothing, and has suppressed nothing.

From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden