- present participle of curb.
curbing
Example Sentences
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The European Commission’s president revealed details of a plan for a new EU-wide law curbing minors’ access to social networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Simeon de Brouwer of digital rights group EDRi said curbing access under 15 "does not address the cause of the harm, instead merely delaying people's inevitable exposure to it".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has yet to earn the trust of his central-bank colleagues or financial-market participants who remain wary of his approach to curbing inflation and his ties to the White House.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investors question whether she will commit to curbing spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
My preoccupation with curbing my impulses, my speech, my movements, my manner, my expressions had increased my anxiety.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
