Sentence examples for dampened by from inspiring English sources

Comedy gets dampened by distance; reference expands with time.

"Activity is still dampened by numerous problems," he wrote.

Hopes for a Saudi peace proposal were dampened by escalating violence.

What should have been a thoroughly happy occasion was somewhat dampened by the news from Russia.

Early sales may have initially been dampened by the relative scarcity of dispensaries selling recreational marijuana.

That said, the production feels a little sodden, as if dampened by humidity.

However, my enthusiasm has been slightly dampened by the sometimes prohibitive cost of attending conferences.

My joy was only slightly dampened by the fact they had already drunk all the beer.

But the festive atmosphere was dampened by an almost funereal tone.

The aspirational quality that Stoller cited is dampened by a cautionary, even disapproving point of view.

Profits were up in the second quarter but were dampened by low foreign exchange income.