tempering in a sentence

Examples

1. Snyder said, tempering his irritation with his trademark laugh.
2. But the salmon experts are tempering their relief with caution.
3. Rate-sensitive financial companies rose, tempering losses in retail issues.
4. Shares of drug companies fell, tempering the market's gain.
5. Bob Ctvrtlik shakes his head, tempering his disapproval with a smile.
6. Investors may now be tempering their enthusiasm, Laux said.
7. Fellowship and sharing often mean tempering individual desires for a greater good.
8. Bank shares declined, tempering the market's gains.
9. "We're not tempering anything,"
10. One adviser said that the Bush campaign was carefully tempering its response.