tone down
Example Sentences
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While the first day of their summit was light on concrete deals, the overarching take is that both countries are eager to tone down their economic rivalry.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Its makers are adding ways to tone down plans some users found to be too aggressive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
But for that to happen leaders, both civilian and military, in both countries need to tone down the uncompromising nationalist rhetoric which now characterises their dispute.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
Whatever happens, I don’t believe for a second that we’ll see Stewart back down, Meyers pull his punches in his “Closer Look” segments, or Kimmel tone down his monologues.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
Maybe I needed to tone down my part in it, become more responsible, listen to Mamá—wash some dishes or do some laundry for a change.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
