tamed

Example Sentences

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Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon

Better land management, farming practices and suppression have tamed global fires.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sondheim’s were instead tamed by his art, Okrent suggests, which shaped his “textured, contradictory, troubling, and gratifying life.”

From Los Angeles Times

“As a result, economists warn that inflation has not yet been tamed—even as the labor market continues to waver. That all adds up to a big headache for Fed officials.”

From Barron's

Grandpa frowned and said, “I don’t believe that monkey is as wild as you think he is. Once an animal has been tamed, he doesn’t ever forget it.”

From Literature