How To Use Dampener In A Sentence
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But boil-in-the-bag curry - again - can put a dampener on returning to base.
Times, Sunday Times
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She said: ‘Last year we were in the grip of the foot and mouth crisis and it really put a dampener on the celebrations.’
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he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them
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To use it to describe one's negative reaction to an author's treatment of a text creates a dissonance of sorts - rape is bad, usually refers to things that women/men suffer at the hands of men/women, and has become something of a conversation killer/dampener due to the semantics and paralanguage embedded these days (especially in the US - I'd argue mostly due to rape survivor advocacy centers not not to any sort of puissant puritanism still lingering in my country).
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The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months.
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But injuries to her jaw meant she was unable to chew, putting a real dampener on the Christmas celebrations.
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The team had a great time and the only dampener on their visit was the rain at the closing ceremony.
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The weather did its best to put a dampener on things, but it could not stop the 2004 Bradford Mela being one of the best ever.
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I can never see why people refuse to give autographs, for example - it puts such a dampener on things.
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The wet weather on Saturday put a dampener on events over the weekend.
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The other dampener would be an increase in interest rates, but the Bank of England has shown no signs it wants to raise them.
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Of course, none of this has put a dampener on the Championship celebrations - nothing could put a dampener on that.
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The captain has the respect of his players and he found the first half of the season hugely enjoyable but his gammy knee has put a bit of a dampener on things.
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We had such a wonderful day and can no longer look back on our memories on the film, which put a bit of a dampener on things.
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The only dampener on the week for the Blues was the side's inability to overcome the Blues netball side at their own game.
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Organising a wedding should be an enjoyable experience, but often the stress of making the arrangements can put a dampener on the big day.
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A hamstring injury after just 10 miles put a dampener on his attempts to smash the six-hour barrier.
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The celebrations could commence, but the arrogant Tabs put a dampener on the event by failing to bring the Moynihan Cup with them.
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The captain has the respect of his players and he found the first half of the season hugely enjoyable but his gammy knee has put a bit of a dampener on things.
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Well, probably because if you ask people what they really want for Christmas, you get treated as though you have put a dampener on the entire festive season.
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An antiquated licensing law may put a dampener on New Year's Eve revelry across the county and give licensees and police a major headache.
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By midway through the half United were in rude enough health, the only dampener on their day being that miss by Crawford.
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It quite saddened me for a while and put a dampener on my spirits.
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An antiquated licensing law may put a dampener on New Year's Eve revelry across the county and give licensees and police a major headache.
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But if money is tight, brochure prices can be a cruel dampener.
Times, Sunday Times
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Lacklustre ticket sales and a reduction in the space occupied by the festival was not enough to throw a dampener on Gig on the Green revellers.
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Two articles I wrote were unceremoniously dumped by both The Guardian and The Times, which put a dampener on my plans.
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Onochie's injury put a dampener on a good result for the Terrors, who kept their first clean sheet of the season with a 3-0 win over their lowlier opponents.