How to Use curtail in a Sentence

curtail

verb
  • The new laws are an effort to curtail illegal drug use.
  • School activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds.
  • There is nothing that can be done to curtail this.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • One easy way to curtail clutter?
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The stock hit a new high before curtailing some of its gains.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • What happens to the meaning of that when the time gets curtailed?
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Only time will tell if the freeze helped to curtail the season.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In some states, care for trans adults is also being curtailed.
    — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • There’s no sense of when things are going to curtail themselves.
    — Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 23 July 2021
  • People could not protest, and freedom of the press was curtailed.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
  • That certain curtailed the band’s chances for a longer career.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
  • But while people still want to get out, some travel habits have been curtailed.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • But shifts in our climate are here to stay, even if countries around the world start to curtail it.
    — Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Baking soda can be used to curtail small oil or grease cooking fires.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Our job is to try and curtail the spread of this new variant in Michigan.
    — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2021
  • His prized tariffs have been sharply curtailed by the Supreme Court.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That still may not be enough to curtail the troubling rise of off-brand obesity drugs.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Whether sanctions will help to curtail the captagon trade is an open question.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the state was slow to curtail economic aid that expired in many states last year.
    — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Also, a sports league might have figured out how to curtail tanking.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His sophomore season was curtailed by a broken foot.
    — Teddy Cahill, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Pratt's playing time was curtailed by a deep and talented group of guards ahead of him on the depth chart.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Combs' lawyers are hoping to curtail the length of the fallen hip-hop mogul's time behind bars.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The most zealous bunny huggers want to stop their hobby, or at least curtail it.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
  • Warren was able to curtail the Red Sox the first time through the order.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Hotz has said the county would have had to curtail services if the tax wasn't continued.
    — Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, some lawmakers have sought to curtail the strikes.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That would close the library on Sundays and curtail evening hours during the week.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2021
  • And Hill doesn’t have any plans to curtail his message on his podcast in the future.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022
  • That’s a more direct hurdle for those whose bad behavior must be curtailed.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026

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