dimmer

Example Sentences

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"It's not a binary on/off effect; it can be a scaled response, like a dimmer, depending on the light you shine on it," she said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Hopes for interest-rate cuts are growing even dimmer on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"Though the Sun was very slightly dimmer, levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were much higher."

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 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

Slowly, as my eyes adjusted to the dimmer light of the room, I made out the plastic statuettes and holy pictures of saints which cluttered the bureau top.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez