blunted

Example Sentences

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The S&P 500 stock index has been higher than it was before the war, and the rise in oil prices has been blunted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The formula still entertains, sure, but its bite has been blunted by the weight of copycats that came after the first installment.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Arteta has spoken previously about how chaos and attacking more directly were effective ways for Arsenal to create chances when Zubimendi's influence was blunted by being man-marked.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The housing market has been blunted for several years because of a combination of high prices and mortgages.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

The stallions slammed together, the blunted axehead smashed against the scarred blue breastplate . . . but somehow the blue knight had the haft locked between steel- gauntleted fingers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin