curbing

Example Sentences

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Remind yourself: These aims are often shorthanded as curbing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A. My partner and I just bought our first house, so I’m not doing a very good job of curbing my spending right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Egg prices surged during those years as a large bird-flu outbreak led producers to cull millions of egg-laying chickens, curbing supplies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

A set of questions on Medicare Advantage from Republican Rep. David Schweikert, of Arizona, was illustrative of bipartisan interest in curbing spending on the federal health benefits program operated by private insurers.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

We rode down Route 127 to Folly Cove, passing a mile of granite curbing and houses built with granite blocks.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen