How to Use throttle back in a Sentence

throttle back

verb
  • Larkin found his place on the grid, then throttled back.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • And gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil moving again.
    — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • And Gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil moving again.
    — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • But Winston never let a mistake throttle back his aggression.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Before the war, the strait carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil, and Gulf oil producers that throttled back production will need time to get the oil moving again.
    — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Amidst the early struggles, Kansas City throttled back his fastball usage for more breaking stuff and a new sinker in mid-May.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • On the thermal side, flat-wire coils and cooling fins reduce energy losses and help the motor hold its peak output longer on brutal climbs, rather than quietly throttling back when things get hot.
    — Omar Kardoudi april 10, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The compressor handles the energy-intensive freezing step during peak solar hours, when panels would otherwise throttle back or dump excess power.
    — Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Maritime trade is crawling at Georgia’s ports, but the state authority that operates the nation’s third-busiest cargo terminals isn’t throttling back its expansion efforts.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Despite initial concern that Trump might throttle back federal defense contracts toward Connecticut, Connecticut’s defense and aerospace sector — anchored by companies like Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, and Electric Boat — is thriving under his stewardship, and not by coincidence.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026

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