Sentence examples for were dampening from inspiring English sources
verb
To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
David Henwood, the chief investment officer at Raymond James & Associates, said the stock market's recent losses and the slowdown in consumer spending were dampening investors' sentiments.
Gary Wuchner, Yosemite National Park's fire specialist, said sprinklers were dampening the tops of the sequoias and all nearby structures had been wrapped in fireproof material.
Such hopes were dampened.
But both players' football hopes were dampened, their dreams deflated.
Profits were up in the second quarter but were dampened by low foreign exchange income.
However, hopes of a mini-heatwave were dampened by forecasts for next week.
Hopes for a Saudi peace proposal were dampened by escalating violence.
The protective effects of WT-MSCs were dampened by lack of endogenous PTX3, too.
Cell detoxification, airway inflammation control, and tumor suppression were dampened while cancer-causing gene activity increased.
External sounds were dampened by foam insert earphones and by continuous white noise.
At 4°C, diurnal cycles of ASN1 expression were dampened to the lowest diurnal or circadian level.
