toned
Example Sentences
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While Beijing is a long-standing promoter of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, echoing international calls for North Korea's disarmament, it has significantly toned down this position in recent years.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He toned down his vitriol because he wanted me to still feel comfortable and welcome to stay.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Bratt said he has toned down some snippiness at news conferences when he doesn’t like a question, and looks comfortable hobnobbing with athletes and celebrities on the red carpet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But she expects insurers will complain it’s too costly and threaten to leave the state if the bill is not toned down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
She had edited it herself and toned down his rhetoric, so that his argument—that only a unitary government could remove the divisions of regionalism—was clearer.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
