abridge

Example Sentences

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In other words, to the extent that selling shirts constitutes “speech,” denying Elster an exclusive right to do so does not abridge it.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2023

In televised remarks before the cabinet session, Netanyahu said it was "unthinkable" that the government would abridge the right to demonstrate or support any violence against protesters.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2023

Still, they raise antibody levels overall, and should help stave off severe symptoms and abridge the duration of illness, said Aubree Gordon, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2022

That she was just as good as any state legislator, and possessed certain rights they could not abridge!

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

Exception 2.—A few words ending in e drop the e before a suffix beginning with a consonant: as, judge + ment = judgment; lodge + ment = lodgment; abridge + ment = abridgment.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton