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

If there’s one thing this cold, wet blanket of fog has taught me, though, it’s the importance of patience and acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

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

Investors fear rising oil prices could supercharge inflation, eating away at consumer budgets and corporate balance sheets while tossing a wet blanket over the economy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

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