Example Sentences

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Pret is not the only coffee shop to have watered down its loyalty scheme.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

State education officials have spent years drafting new regulations for enforcing the law but have watered them down amid opposition from the Hasidic community.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

Provided that you have watered your garden during the heat wave, chances are that most plants will have survived, even if they don't look their best.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

“It is shameful to imply that we have watered down academics,” Brabrand said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022

Shakuntala, we have watered the trees that blossom in the summer-time.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa