tempered in a sentence

Examples

1. The drop was tempered by gains in shares of Boeing Corp.
2. But the good news has been tempered by the money crunch.
3. Gains were tempered by concern that interest rates are headed higher.
4. Whatever relief the Mets felt was tempered by the Harnisch situation.
5. Rising gold and bank shares tempered the market's decline.
6. The advance was tempered by declines among media and bank issues.
7. Weakness on Wall Street Friday tempered the gains, analysts said.
8. And, the tempered hardboard is much stronger than the untempered.
9. The decline was tempered by advances in utility and merchandising shares.
10. In fact, many seemed permanently tempered, tranquilized for life.