Sentence examples for damper from inspiring English sources
The word 'damper' is correct and commonly used in written English
It can be used as a noun or a verb. As a noun, 'damper' refers to a device that reduces the intensity of something, usually related to temperature, sound, or motion. For example: - The HVAC system has a damper to control the flow of air. - The teacher put a damper on the kids' excitement by giving them a pop quiz. - The new regulations put a damper on business growth. As a verb, 'damper' means to make something less intense or vigorous. For example: - The rainy weather dampened our plans for a picnic. - The criticism dampened his enthusiasm for the project. - She tried to dampen her excitement so as not to appear too eager.
noun
Something that damps or checks:
But one important damper on protest has been in the works for a while: China's massive economic growth over the past few decades has left enough people satisfied with the system for now.
It is thus possible to control the movement of a mass damper or adjust the stiffness of a building's structure using relatively little power.
The announcement put a damper on plans to issue a new class of share next year designed for investors who want to take a punt on Blockbuster's performance alone.Andrew Regan, an entrepreneur, abandoned his attempt to take over Britain's Co-operative Wholesale Society, a network of mutually owned businesses.
The devaluation of the Mexican peso in the 1980s put a damper on cross-border shopping; local tourism was down because of the recession.
The protests have put a damper on what was already a fading prospect.They may also hobble the effort to create a new democratic constitution, in place of the one written by the generals after the 1980 coup.
Daniel Gerold, a director at G & G Energy Consultants, estimates that only $3.7 billion has been invested over the past three years.Argentina's default on part of its foreign debt on July 31st, the result of a ruling by a New York judge in the government's dispute with a group of hedge funds, puts a further damper on potential investment.
An electromagnetic coil inside the piston of the damper creates a magnetic field that adjusts the viscosity of the fluid up to provide continuously variable damping.
The World Financial Centre in Shanghai, built in 2008 to a height of 492 metres, uses an active damper.
Flood insurance is still bundled into most home-insurance packages, meaning that homeowners in dry bits of Britain subsidise those who live in potentially damper places.
They may also put a damper on the recent enthusiasm for big bank mergers, which seem often to be plagued by risk-management failings.Main Street will feel the effects as well.
Three in a Shed is the climax to the best-selling erotic 'trowel-ogy' by Colin Trevor Grey, following Fifty Sheds of Grey and Fifty Sheds Damper.
