How to Use simmer down in a Sentence

simmer down

verb
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  • Watch a show or listen to a podcast to simmer down for a while.
    — Justin Grome, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • The fourth-grade teacher urges his class of students to simmer down.
    — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 2 July 2020
  • Fans’ emotions began to simmer down, as some had their hands placed on their head, hoping the Terps don’t fall apart against a winnable foe.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Redfin is predicting that the frothy, overheated market will simmer down a great deal by the end of next year.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Okay, buddy, simmer down — no reason to take that tone with your parents.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Still, the question arises: How do these fledgling actors simmer down late at night?
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But some places in Florida simmer down during the summer months.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Bucky said the protests, which have simmered down this week, have now evolved into more general frustrations that have built up over time.
    — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • The hope was that the eruption’s output would simmer down, and the fissure would stop proliferating.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Keke Palmer’s very public feud with her (ex?) boyfriend Darius Jackson is not simmering down.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
  • Ahmed, who had worked for the United Nations aid program in Sudan was not alone in her early optimism that the fighting would simmer down.
    — Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 3 June 2023
  • What's more, microwavable meals too often simmer down into a watery mess that spoils your appetite just by looking at the plate.
    — Allaire Nuss, Health, 26 Feb. 2023
  • After any evening showers or storms simmer down, partly cloudy skies prevail.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
  • Fed leaders have argued for months that a rise in inflation will be temporary, and that prices will simmer down as the economy reemerges from the pandemic.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
  • But in his video, Blades appealed for calm with humor and style, basically telling Residente to simmer down and ignore Balvin.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Before getting your holier-than-thou hackles up, simmer down.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Spike was interrupting Kareem so much that eventually Kareem just put his hand on Spike’s head and told him to simmer down.
    — Jenna Milliner-Waddell, Curbed, 22 June 2023
  • Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’ contentious divorce battle seems to be simmering down.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Pears, which are close cousins to apples, simmer down into a rich compote with a texture and flavor similar to the more popular apple butter.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
  • As higher interest rates work their way through the economy, cooling demand for homes, cars and other investments, the big hope is that prices will also simmer down.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • One thing, though, that gives Cuomo some hope is that the numbers are now starting to simmer down from the holidays, when state officials feared gatherings would lead to a dramatic rise in cases.
    — Steve Bittenbender, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2021
  • The thinking is that growth will slow but remain positive; the labor market could avoid massive layoffs; wage growth could simmer down; and inflation could be on a path to more normal levels.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
  • But experts say don’t see the logjam getting better until rates simmer down, which probably won’t happen until next year.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • Wage growth could remain strong, driven by a tight labor market, and overall inflation could simmer down as supply chain snarls unravel and a surge in demand for goods eases.
    — New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021
  • More protests are planned for the coming days, but Cardwell predicts tensions will likely simmer down soon, as police begin to assert themselves and as the Easter school break comes to an end, bringing young rioters back into the classroom.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But anyone hoping that tensions between the sisters would have simmered down since last season will be disappointed, as the recent trailer shows that Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are still fighting.
    — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Sev tamatar ki sabji, which crosses over into Gujarati traditions as well (Gujarat is a neighbor along Rajasthan’s more fertile southwestern border), is a dish of tomatoes simmered down and thickened, and then garnished with squiggly sev.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023

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