Sentence examples similar to dampen the problem from inspiring English sources

But even the scaling down of the capital's annual gay celebration to a walking procession, with no cars, buses or floats – due to financial and organisational problems – couldn't dampen the spirits of thousands who joined the parade.

Meanwhile the company's ongoing attempts to dampen the virality of democracy-denting junk shared on its platform continue — and continue to yield underwhelming results, given the size and gravity of the problem.

That discrepancy did not dampen the enthusiasm.

That helped dampen the criticism a bit.

Clean it thoroughly and dampen the area.

That did not dampen the mood, however.

Trump did little to dampen the speculation.

It didn't dampen the mood.

Washington has ample reason to try to dampen the excitement.

Fortunately, that bath did little more than dampen the wood.

The accusations and concerns, however, did not dampen the mood.