wet blanket
Example Sentences
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What’s Next: The court injunction could keep the deal in limbo for months as litigation unfolds and possibly throw a wet blanket on other transactions in the media.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
In contradicting Archie’s combustible ignorance with facts and understanding, Meathead was often the wet blanket spoiling Archie’s good time in the tight Queens palace that the Bunkers and Stivics shared.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
She said she knows people at work roll their eyes and maybe think she’s kind of a wet blanket with all of her hand-wringing about plastic waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
“I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on it; the concept is great, and we have to put the plants back in the ground,” Tallamy said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
He had to wrap his hands in the wet blanket to keep them from burning as he held the kettle.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
