Sentence examples for defuse the perception from inspiring English sources

There's an urgent call to get immigration reform passed, work harder at minority outreach, continue to use the statehouses as a laboratory for effective governance, and to defuse the perception that the Republicans are the party of the moneyed class.

But the President-elect has taken no steps that would defuse that perception.

They helped to defuse the situation.

Cuadrilla is trying to defuse the opposition.

The action helped defuse the issue.

But Virgin sought to defuse the row.

Such a meeting could defuse the tension.

A simple conversation can defuse the situation".

It will help defuse the tension".

Kaine has tried to defuse the animosity.

Turner's bosses tried to defuse the publicity with praise.