dimmer
Example Sentences
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The drop in sentiment mostly reflected dimmer short-term expectations, with many consumers staying more optimistic about longer-term prospects, Hsu said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
On social media, where the gathering has exploded, it looks like a multigenerational nightclub that could use dimmer lighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Even when these objects are young and still glowing from the heat of their formation, they remain vastly dimmer than the stars they orbit.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
If they start to doubt the future sales are indeed probable, they are likely to take a dimmer view of a company’s outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Except, perhaps, that he moved a little slower, and whatever small spark the night’s activity had lit behind his eyes was dimmer now.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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