taming
Example Sentences
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Coal is a key contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, and phasing it out is crucial to taming climate change.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Each of those areas is packed with side quests and activities, ranging from fishing and arm wrestling to taming animals.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
His remarks rocketed around social media, arresting sliding stocks and taming spiking oil prices.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
Historically, taming a horse meant “breaking it,” explains Junko Goda, a horseback archer who was Bae Doona’s stunt riding double in Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The gardener was clipping away at the bougainvillea, taming the flowers that defiantly stuck out of the leveled top.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
