wet blanket
Example Sentences
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Donald’s wife, Erica, can still toss a wet blanket on fiery hearsay by posting a few well-chosen words on social media.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
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
The title character, named Cassandra Webb and played by Dakota Johnson, is a wet blanket possessing few social skills and negligible personal warmth.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne, loyal friend and hunting partner to Katniss Everdeen who transformed into something of a wet blanket.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023
Sweat beaded on my forehead as that pressure from earlier in the day smothered me like a wet blanket.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
