tame

Example Sentences

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The track starts relatively tame with a melodic synth sequence, and then sounds crash in one after another until it’s full electromania.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At that time, the ECB faced fierce criticism for failing to hike borrowing costs quickly enough to tame runaway price rises.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Real Madrid forward Diaz was trusted with the penalty, but his tame 'Panenka' effort was caught by Senegal keeper Edouard Mendy who barely had to move, and Ndala immediately blew his whistle for full-time.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Given how disruptive the 1970s oil shock was for the U.S. economy and markets, recent moves in oil and equities prices have looked relatively tame.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Mini was trying to shake the Cloak of Winter back into something that would tame the Sleeper, but it stayed lifeless.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi