damp

When the steel door swung open, the first thing that struck me, unexpectedly, was the smell of fresh paint, which then made way for damp.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Polling expert John Curtice told the BBC that Farage had been hoping for a "very substantial political circus" but may end up with a "relatively damp squib" if no one challenges him properly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

The researchers focused on the species Armadillo sordidus, a little studied isopod that typically spends its time hidden beneath rocks and damp leaf litter, where moisture helps prevent it from drying out.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

That is likely to keep the RBA thinking about adding to the three consecutive 25-basis-point interest-rate rises it delivered between February and May in a bid to damp inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The damp unheated rooms were hardest on the very young and the very old.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"I think it really put a damper on all the watch parties," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Critics warn they could put a damper on investment in the U.S. from the European Union and other places.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

His absence in the Warriors’ last home game of the season also put a damper on what could have been another enthralling matchup between two of the league’s biggest stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Her appearance always acted as a damper to the curiosity raised by her oral oddities: hard-featured and staid, she had no point to which interest could attach.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“A basic plastic bin is fine for items stored inside, but Weathertight storage containers have a seal to keep out moisture, even in the dampest garages,” Allbee says.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

It was, instead, the dampest of damp squibs, published after quite the bust-up behind closed doors.

From BBC ● May 3, 2023

In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

And while it's a hearty meal for the dampest autumn evening, be sure save a little room afterward for some cookies, pie, cake — or all three.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

He pulled out the bottom ones, which were the dampest, and started to spread the others over the floor.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Critics have also alleged that the measure damps the housing market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

Chloroquine might protect patients hospitalized with pneumonia against lethal cytokine storms because it damps down immune reactions, several doctors said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2020

The slip-on grip looks like a wrap grip, but boasts some modern-day tech in the form of a proprietary compound that damps vibration while providing the necessary tackiness under a variety of conditions.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2018

The shock absorber damps the motion and dissipates energy, analogous to the resistance in an RLC circuit.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

—The dollar remained under pressure after weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data damped expectations of a rise in interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Vail Resorts MTN 1.36%increase; green up pointing triangle once again cut its outlook for the year, citing historically challenging weather conditions across the western U.S. that have continually damped demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

—Oil prices slipped in early trading, but are headed for weekly gains as renewed tensions in the Middle East damped hopes for an imminent, gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Sales growth slowed for U.S. retailers in April, damped by a cooler increase in gasoline prices as the Iran conflict continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

All these small creatures are working — working in sun and rain, during the hours of darkness, even when winter’s grip has damped down the fires of life to mere embers.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

There’s a chance, experts noted, that this year’s El Niño could bring more fall rain, damping the Santa Ana winds’s ability to fuel fast-moving fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Despite an active El Niño, experts say the Southwestern United States likely won’t feel its damping effect until next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Now we have active suspension damping, which the Journal’s Dan Neil has reviewed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

These vibrations produce distinct tones defined by two measurements, Mitman explained: an oscillation frequency and a damping time.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Still, now and then, I received a damping check to my cheerfulness; and was, in spite of myself, thrown back on the region of doubts and portents, and dark conjectures.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë