wet blanket
Example Sentences
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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
Huddled together under a wet blanket, Tree and Birdie didn’t know the house was on fire until the basement filled with smoke.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022
As much as I like the tall-grass perfume of Picoso’s tortillas, I find that their thickness can, on occasion, serve as a wet blanket, smothering fillings that the kitchen has so meticulously prepared.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022
Seattle may have woken up under a wet blanket of snow this morning, but summer concert announcement season is officially upon us.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022
The very air seemed to weigh him down, like a warm wet blanket across his head and shoulders.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
