damp

If you live along the East Coast, you’ve probably had a damp few days.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

More broadly, traders are beginning to more seriously worry about how higher yields could weigh on stock valuations and damp the appeal of holding equities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

To aid the body in getting as close to stable temperature as possible, Eisenman said people can practice “skin wetting” by keeping as much bare skin continuously damp as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I feel her cool, damp snout dab at my cheek.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The recent cancellation of Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ may put a damper on the actor’s Emmy campaign, but he still has Netflix’s ‘Cliff Booth’ movie to look forward to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Marriott International MAR -0.71%decrease; down pointing triangle said the conflict in Iran put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"I think it really put a damper on all the watch parties," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

But only a slim margin will be left over, and that will put a damper on shareholder returns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

He was in the floor-covering business in Houston, but high interest rates kind of put a damper on that.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“A basic plastic bin is fine for items stored inside, but Weathertight storage containers have a seal to keep out moisture, even in the dampest garages,” Allbee says.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

This was the dampest of damp nights on Tyneside, with a torrential cloudburst delivering a freezing cold shower all over Newcastle United's Champions League aspirations.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023

In this mild winter, Friday seemed to be one of Washington’s dampest, chilliest, breeziest, and possibly even gloomiest, days of the year.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

And while it's a hearty meal for the dampest autumn evening, be sure save a little room afterward for some cookies, pie, cake — or all three.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022

Like sea things retreating with the ocean’s tide, water snakes and muskrats went back to the green areas along ditches and in the dampest vegas.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Critics have also alleged that the measure damps the housing market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

Chloroquine might protect patients hospitalized with pneumonia against lethal cytokine storms because it damps down immune reactions, several doctors said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2020

The slip-on grip looks like a wrap grip, but boasts some modern-day tech in the form of a proprietary compound that damps vibration while providing the necessary tackiness under a variety of conditions.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2018

The shock absorber damps the motion and dissipates energy, analogous to the resistance in an RLC circuit.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

The ride and roadholding compromise is well struck, with road impacts well damped and muffled, and transient body motions kept in check.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Spending on new factories, warehouses and other industrial sites has been damped by rising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some digital investments seemed wild at the time, like when Diller stuck with his bid for Expedia after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks halted flights and damped travel demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Sales growth slowed for U.S. retailers in April, damped by a cooler increase in gasoline prices as the Iran conflict continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The sorrel and docks brushed against his legs, and damped through his jeans, very quickly.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Low capacity utilization in the industrial sector and the rise in European Central Bank interest rates in June are damping corporate investment, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Despite an active El Niño, experts say the Southwestern United States likely won’t feel its damping effect until next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s a chance, experts noted, that this year’s El Niño could bring more fall rain, damping the Santa Ana winds’s ability to fuel fast-moving fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Others are more worried the oil shock will force shoppers to finally cut back spending, damping companies’ appetite to hire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

And there was a pleasure in my services, most full, most exquisite, even though sad—because he claimed these services without painful shame or damping humiliation.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë