Sentence examples for eased against from inspiring English sources

The boats eased against a crumbling concrete berth, and the hostages were hoisted out.

The euro has eased against the dollar recently, but it is still up by 35% over the past two years.

It eased against the safe haven yen as US trading began to stand at 119.64 yen from Tuesday's peak of 120.69, while stock futures pointed to small gains for Wall Street, which has jumped 13% and hit repeated record highs this year.

Inflation has eased against lower food prices, but faces upside risks from unrest-related supply disruptions.

The oarlocks creaked, and the slatted seatback pressed and eased against Milo's spine.

Marilyn would also often pull on her upper lip as she spoke, sort of tucking it against the edge of her front teeth, the tip of her tongue easing against it.

I eased back against the fence.

Consequently, although hukou reform has eased discrimination against rural individuals, disparities persist between urban natives and rural migrants.

Recently Western embassies, including that of the United States, eased warnings against travel to see the gorillas.

— After clinching its conference championship Friday, the Iona basketball team might have been excused if it eased up against St. Peter's on Sunday.

The Obama administration has already significantly eased sanctions against Myanmar, also known as Burma, allowing American companies to invest in many areas of the economy.