watered

Example Sentences

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At the same time, neither the city of Los Angeles nor the county have routinely watered surviving public trees — which arborists say is essential to helping damaged trees recover.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The law and its subsequent reauthorizations ultimately made sure that minority citizens’ votes mattered, outlawing policies, such as gerrymandered maps, that watered down their political power.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

The housing promises, in effect, have been "watered down", wrote Canadian economist and former Trudeau advisor Mike Moffatt late last year in the Toronto Star, shortly after the budget was released.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Switzerland watered down its proposed capital rules for UBS but will still require around $20 billion in additional capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“My moms had plants on the balcony. One time she watered ’em too much and they got all brown and died.”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña