Words similar to dampen

Example sentences for: dampen

How can you use “dampen” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Smokers themselves, rather than the industry, will essentially shoulder the $206 billion cost through 35-cents-per-pack price increases; the LAT says that this is not enough to seriously dampen consumption.
Meanwhile, the NYT says the Hong Kong developments "could lead to a broad regional economic slowdown that would dampen the sales and earnings not just of local companies, but of major corporations from the United States to Europe that operate there."
Whether just-in-time inventories will be able to dampen future business cycles, however, remains to be seen.
The Trojan Cow: Bovine intervention threatens to further dampen relations between North and South Korea.
Maybe Dalmatian burger is an ecologically efficient substitute for beef (though it might dampen enthusiasm for McDonald's current 101 Dalmatians promotional campaign).