How to Use dampen in a Sentence

dampen

verb

• Dampen the spot with a wet cloth.
• The shower barely dampened the ground.
• We wouldn't let the bad weather dampen our excitement.
• As the cloth becomes soiled, rinse in plain water, wring well, and dampen again with vinegar.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
• Shoppers dampen them with cold water to keep them cool for long periods.
  — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 15 May 2022
• To be sure, Democrats can still take steps in the coming months to dampen the political body blows.
  — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 20 May 2022
• Now, traders are starting to fret more about the impact of the Fed’s moves to dampen demand and slow the economy.
  — Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2022
• Spray the torn area of the wallpaper with the water or paper stripper (or dampen it using a wet sponge), and let sit for a few minutes to work on the glue.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 6 May 2022
• That’s as Fed officials and economic data have dampened optimism for many cuts.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
• Meanwhile, mortgage rates are up more than 2 percentage points from a year ago, which makes buying a home much more expensive and that may dampen demand.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 May 2022
• But the prospect of a rain on Election Day today could dampen potential growth in overall voter turnout for the primary.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2022
• Auto loans may also rise, although these can be more sensitive to competition for buyers, which could dampen the Fed hike's impact.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 May 2022
• The pain of that experience dampened any enthusiasm for taking risks with further military pullbacks.
  — Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
• His no-filter ethos has drastically dampened his star power stateside, as fans in the U.S. have a fielder’s choice of reasons to be done with the iconic artist.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
• But in recent weeks, Fed officials and economic data have dampened hopes for an aggressive monetary easing cycle.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
• Not even a Category 4 hurricane can dampen the Southern spirit.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
• Rising mortgage rates have yet to dampen buyer demand in metro Detroit's housing market, where prices continue to soar amid a dwindling inventory of available homes.
  — Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022
• The export taxes and in some cases limits on exports of some products – for example beef – are also seen as a way to dampen inflation, which is running at about a 60% annual rate.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2022
• Birch said the slats of wood are meant to help with sound dampening.
  — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
• That could dampen job gains for those sectors in the spring.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
• That part of the plan has not changed even as EV sales growth has dampened in the US market.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
• Light, brief sprinkles could dampen a few spots in the pre-dawn hours.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Also, the courts will have acoustic mats around them to dampen the sound, and the lights will be off and the gates locked from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
• The doors around the stage have slots for panels that can reflect or dampen sound.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
• Treat spots with a stain remover and wipe with a cloth dampened with a bit of warm water.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
• That can dampen down the energy on set, both in front of the camera and behind it, too.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
• The new channels might help to dampen the blow of the upcoming price hike for Hulu + Live TV.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Nov. 2022
• The cold, grey days can sometimes dampen our spirits as the winter months stretch on.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
• Pouring rain may have dampened any prospects of a speech outside the courthouse.
  — Olivia Rinaldi, Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2024
• Players hugged each other, waved to the fans and danced in the rain that dampened the field but didn’t dampen fans’ spirits.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024