tamed
Example Sentences
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Comfort with Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s strategy and hopes for a rapid return of Saudi oil to market tamed inflation concerns and crude futures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The mutual affection between the player and Detroit, however, took center stage Friday, even as Skubal tamed the Tigers’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
After a campaign over hundreds of years saw rivers tamed for commercial use, he urged a shift back "toward natural rivers featuring meandering branches and floodplains that retain water across the landscape".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Either I tamed him, made him see who was Number One and who was Number Two—or I died the day I wanted to climb aboard the lifeboat during rough weather and he objected.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
