Sentence example with the word 'dampening'

dampening

Definition n. the act of making something slightly wet

Last update: August 2, 2015


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Dampening her scarf, she closed her eyes and wiped most of the dust from her face.   [Please select]

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Elizabeth looked tearful, but she did not resent his dictum;--David's lack of sympathy had been very dampening to romance.   [Please select]

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However, there's no use in dampening her hopes.   [Please select]

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Peter had learned that, with a certain class of individuals, a distance and a seat have a very dampening effect on anger.   [Please select]

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Perhaps you had better run up here again, as there's no telling what joyous upheaval I may accomplish when out from under Sandy's dampening influence.   [Please select]

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V WHAT WAITED AT THE ROADSIDE To avoid the dampening effect of an early departure the three men rode out quietly from the courtyard at the rear of the house, leaving the merrymakers to their fun.   [Please select]

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The chief watched them with a little smile of pride--pride in their zest for war, pride in their unquestioning acceptance of his dampening order.   [Please select]

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I am ready to admit that though the idea is a somewhat dampening one perhaps for a banquet, that it is true and important.   [Please select]

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