How to Use slim down in a Sentence

slim down

verb
  • When a wife’s share of income rises, her husband slims down.
    — New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025
  • As lidars slim down and scale up, the days of pure two-dimensional image sensing seem numbered.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Upon turning pro, one of Harber’s main points of emphasis was to slim down and get in better shape.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, presidents from both parties have promised to slim down defense spending only to change course once in office.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Japan is forcing sleepy conglomerates, whose structures protected the elite, to slim down and compete.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • My guess here is that Amazon’s plan is to dramatically slim down the first game into its bare essentials.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This deep, rich shade of onyx hides the RX’s peculiar body lines the same way a black T-shirt slims down a belly full of beer.
    — Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But a small yet solid body of science does suggest that chilling these carbohydrate-rich foods after cooking them still could help people slim down.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The intent was to reduce the size of shoulder pads and chest protectors and slim down the pants to give skaters more places to aim at while not taking away from netminders’ safety.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Cabbage is popular for this reason among those trying to eat healthier and/or slim down, so much so that there are weeklong crash diets based on its consumption.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Previous studies showed that fat cells in obese mice also retain epigenetic alterations even after the animals slim down.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Obesity treatments such as Wegovy and Zepbound had just arrived on the scene, helping people slim down with unprecedented ease.
    — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
  • However, distributors have been moving toward more package offerings, trying to slim down core bundles, with more customizable add-ons and tweaks.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As bank executives increasingly tout the promise of artificial intelligence to slim down workforces, regulators are warning them not to get carried away.
    — Frances Schwartzkopff, Bloomberg, 20 May 2026
  • Frank Schwope, automotive consultant and lecturer at FHM Berlin, had expected major surgery to slim down the brands.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Looking to reinvigorate growth, Procter & Gamble has vowed to slim down, cutting 7,000 jobs by mid-2027.
    — Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Williams, 43, in a new series of interviews, is revealing that GLP-1s are responsible for a recent 31-pound slim down.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • For those looking to slim down and for anyone aiming for a healthier lifestyle overall, here's a clear look at pervasive UPFs in everyday eating — and how to make the wisest meal choices.
    — Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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