water down
Example Sentences
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“It’s like the restaurant that starts to water down the soup,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“There was absolutely no reason or desire that I would want to water down this report.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Both Berlin and Italy also helped pressure the EU to water down its 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars -- a decision again opposed, unsuccessfully, by France.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
The US changes come as the European Union is expected to water down its plan to effectively ban new combustion engine cars from 2035.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
One eye would pop open with a jolt, as if someone had just poured cold water down his back.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
