tame
Example Sentences
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The post-tournament debrief needs to root out the reason behind such tame showings in defeat by Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
From BBC
Inflation, tame since the early 1950s, started heating up.
From Barron's
The European Central Bank is in a more difficult position and could be forced to raise interest rates in order to tame inflation even if growth is weak.
The hit to growth and the government’s borrowing costs could be even greater if the BOE decides to raise borrowing costs to tame the inflation surge.
U.S. gas futures are up a relatively tame 14% since then, offering an advantage to domestic producers of fertilizer and other economic building blocks including steel, plastic, and corrugated packaging.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
