ease up on
Example Sentences
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The lines got so bad at one point that aviation-industry officials begged the president of the European Commission to ease up on the new rules through the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The older and more settled we are, perhaps we ease up on it and instead rest on our reputation and ability to deliver.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
I think there is at least a potential for Mahan to tap into a desire among voters to lower the hostilities just a bit and ease up on our constant partisan war-footing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
The new season doesn’t ease up on its episodic biopsies of bad policy results piling up on the gurneys lining the trauma center’s walls.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
He has no idea that when we swim together, I ease up on the clock.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
