damp
Example Sentences
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This means there isn’t going to be a flood of oil supply to damp prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Jill Rutter, former British civil servant and senior research fellow of the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, described his comments as "a damp squib".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The temperature of their breeding area has to be regularly checked and damp moss is used to plug the top of the jars.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“They should have let you out of school early,” Grandma said while I took off my damp outerwear.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing damp
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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