Example Sentences

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Dusty May and the basketball Wolverines have tamed the wild, remunerated new era of college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Recession fears have tamed Treasury yields, suppressing a key support for the dollar, with that on the 10-year note sliding to a two-week low overnight.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2022

“I’m sure I could have tamed him, though,” Sam says.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 7, 2020

“They have tamed the media,” says Kaori Hayashi of Tokyo University.

From Economist • Jan. 4, 2018

They have tamed and trained the hunch, but not increased its certainty.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin