water down

Example Sentences

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“There was absolutely no reason or desire that I would want to water down this report.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Both Berlin and Italy also helped pressure the EU to water down its 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars -- a decision again opposed, unsuccessfully, by France.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the European Union plans to water down rules that would have effectively banned the sale of new combustion-engine cars from 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

While books and social media posts were describing the nutritious diet that would best help my growing baby, a lot of the time I couldn't even keep water down.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

“There is water down there. We have to hurry.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr