How to Use ease up on in a Sentence

ease up on

verb
  • When that happens, Varas may want to ease up on how great the new guy is.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • This is not the time to ease up on attendance matters, the report said.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the video, onlookers can be heard asking officers to ease up on the man.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the turmoil, Pulliam didn’t ease up on his star runner.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Badie was the lone Bronco in the vicinity but clearly eased up on the play when the whistles blew.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Energy, like rent or food, is not an optional cost that families can simply ease up on when times are tight.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • In a video of the incident shared by the club, onlookers could be heard asking officers to ease up on the man.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The challenge for weight-loss hopefuls — but good news for investors — is that Lilly is not easing up on its efforts.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Many players would’ve eased up on their attempts after struggling, but Miles responded in the third quarter.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Someone else urged the OP to ease up on her friend and try to look at the situation differently.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
  • If investors start to worry that the Fed might bend to political pressure and ease up on fighting inflation, gold prices could benefit.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The judge overseeing the case could reaffirm the guardianship, ease up on the restrictions, rule that Morrissey should be replaced or remove it all together.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Shoe Carnival is easing up on its aggressive plan to convert a majority of its stores to the Shoe Station banner.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • After talks in Geneva in May, the administration said China had decided to ease up on rare earth export controls.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • O’Hern called for the state to ease up on some of its restrictions on cannabis, particularly in light of competition from largely unregulated hemp.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Business and industry leaders have pressured administration officials to ease up on raids in certain sectors, warning about adverse effects for their industries.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 30 June 2025
  • Despite modernizing Shinobi, the developers didn't ease up on the difficulty.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Since 2021, about a quarter of its roughly 1,600 restaurants have not returned to those around-the-clock hours, so Denny’s eased up on the requirement for a franchise to do so.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • About 58% of Gen Z managers ease up on workplace expectations during the summer months, and 31% expect flexible working hours as standard practice.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That allowed Maurice to ease up on minutes for Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Sam Bennett.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will not ease up on its support of Ukraine, even with global attention diverted to the Middle East.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The final version of the bill walks back many of the more drastic changes that originally appeared in HB 2, including lowering co-pays, easing up on redetermination and allowing for hardship waivers.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But Lumet and screenwriter Frank Pierson ease up on the laughs as Sonny’s predicament grows more helpless, allowing the audience to feel his desperation as the drama barrels toward a tragic finale.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Houthis had eased up on the number of attacks throughout 2025, and opted to suspend the onslaught entirely in November after Israel and Hamas came to a ceasefire in Gaza.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The most conspicuous act of local resistance — albeit a mild one — was the plea from a group of sheriffs and police chiefs to ease up on deporting undocumented law-abiding immigrants and to provide a path to normalization for the vast majority who have broken no law except by being here.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Flight disruptions slightly eased up on Tuesday with 1,264 cancellations after Monday saw over 2,400 cancellations.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Simpson and Ohlmeyer eventually won out, with both Macdonald and Downey being fired from SNL in 1998, believed to be due to their refusal to ease up on the Simpson jokes.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

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