tamed
Example Sentences
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We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Investors are growing impatient with inflation that looks unlikely to be tamed on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Lately, though, options prices have been tamed by an influx of supply from deep-pocketed insurance agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The prison chaplain, he noted, “likened the warden of the establishment to a man who has tamed a tiger that one day may devour him.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
