Sentence examples for dampen him from inspiring English sources

Even this didn't dampen him.

His supporters had pulled out all the stops to dampen hostility towards him, but even Henrick's intricate lizard dissertation had failed to convince Sam that David was not an anti-Semite.

Even if government censors in the end blocked most sympathetic media coverage of Mr. Xia's death, they failed to dampen public sympathy for him.

A few days later the former Manchester United defender Mikaël Silvestre, in his official capacity as chargé de missions (presidential adviser)at Rennes, did nothing to dampen expectations when comparing him to "a young Cristiano Ronaldo" and predicted Dembélé would one day appear on the Ballon d'Or shortlist.

But even if Republicans aren't happy to see Trump taking on Bush, his decision to do so doesn't seem to significantly dampen their opinions of him.

Who was I to dampen his enthusiasm by telling him what awaited him in the big city?

I resent him dampening that song in any way".

The recent death of his grandson Mohammad has affected him deeply and undoubtedly will dampen his spirits for the visit which he very much wants to make.

The move to a more respectable late-night neighborhood, which placed him opposite Mr. Letterman, among others, didn't dampen the show's anarchic spirit.

The expectations for him are huge, and NBC is doing little to dampen the hype.

As for Netanyahu, overtly allying with Republicans enabled him to reassure his own right-wing base that he could dampen America's support for a Palestinian state.