How to Use damper in a Sentence

damper

noun

• The Fed’s moves have put a damper on the housing market.
  — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
• The springs and the dampers are tuned for a ride that's softer than a BMW's and firmer than a Buick's.
  — Fred M.h. Gregory, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
• The same tactics could put a damper on the outset of FCC's third year in the league.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2021
• Someone close to home could place a bit of a damper on your day.
  — Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
• But the rain did put a damper on most efforts to watch the lunar eclipse.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2022
• But for others, the weather has put more of a damper on sales.
  — Beth Treffeisen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
• And now the lack of supply is putting a damper on just how high EV sales can go.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022
• The one thing that can put a (literal) damper on that mood?
  — Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 2 June 2023
• The alarm over security hasn’t put a damper on the app.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• But the threat of rain hardly put a damper on the proceedings.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
• Shock: The shock at the back uses a spring and damper to cushion rear-wheel impacts.
  — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
• Close and seal off doors & windows, close fireplace dampers, and turn off the heat.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
• Lower-tier liquor flows freely (the good stuff will cost you more), as the few overindulgers put a damper on the trip.
  — Sally French, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
• The news will put a damper on the second baseman's legacy.
  — TheWeek, 19 Nov. 2020
• The damper should operate freely, and the flue should be free of any creosote buildup.
  — John Nugent, Chron, 31 Oct. 2020
• There's some extra ride height, and the dampers are tuned for bumpy gravel roads.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
• In the West, haze and smoke from the wildfires are putting somewhat of a damper on the fall foliage season.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2020
• Those soft prices are putting a damper on drilling new oil wells throughout the country.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• That will also put a damper on the refinancing boom of the past two years.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2022
• The standard Öhlins dampers are adjustable, yes, but only through the knobs on the top of each strut.
  — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 29 Aug. 2023
• The judges gave the pair a total score of 12, but that didn't seem to put too much of a damper on Oakley and Slater's spirits.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 15 Sep. 2020
• When using the fireplace, open the damper, close the room’s doors and lower the thermostat.
  — oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2021
• Long lines and cloudy skies could not put a damper on the first night of Windy City Smokeout, the summer’s first big street fest.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
• Then a rogue web posting can put a damper on all those careful plans.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 23 Dec. 2020
• McGettigan doesn't expects that to be too much of a damper.
  — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 30 Oct. 2022
• The social setback put a damper on the market’s overall mood.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 24 May 2022
• But the two-time series champion put a damper on that idea.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2021
• Winter weather puts a damper on fishing in our area for the next few months.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Dec. 2021
• The company also now offers three shock damper options and a Hinson clutch for a bit more feel.
  — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• Residents within a three-quarters-mile area were told the stay indoors and seal off windows and doors, close fireplace dampers, and turn off the heat.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024