tone down

Example Sentences

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Bollywood, the world’s biggest movie industry, is toning down its lavish productions as India endures one of the planet’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times

Putin toned down his language after first falsely claiming that such rounds have nuclear components, but he insisted they pose an additional danger to the civilian population and could contaminate the environment.

From Seattle Times

Sounds, too, have been toned down, so Toontown remains full of appealing and distracting noises.

From Los Angeles Times

The remake also tones down the original’s outlandish puzzles, giving us ones that make a bit more logical sense.

From Washington Post

There are other signs the State Department is toning down criticism of China.

From Washington Post