Sentence examples for he lessens from inspiring English sources
He lessens the pressure on Mayo's occasionally shaky 3-point stroke.
He can take former Senate colleagues, but each time he does he lessens the chance the Democrats can recapture at least one half of congress - unless he chooses a senator from a state where a Democratic governor can fill the vacancy by appointment.
In doing so, he lessens the potential return in a bull market but insulates his investors from some of the risk of a market crash.
He is so reassured by his remarks, trusting them, that he ignores the pain that is still there, but by ignoring it he lessens the pain.
After which he lessened his involvement in the business.
The doctor is your colleague, and whether by intention or by accident, he lessened your burden.
In the end, Damien can't accept the Anglo-Irish compromise because he's committed acts, such as killing the boy, that would become meaningless if he lessened the absoluteness of his goals.
Frank Miller – commenting on areas where he lessened the Spartan cruelty for narrative purposes – said: "I have King Leonidas very gently tell Ephialtes, the hunchback, that they can't use him [as a soldier], because of his deformity.
Mr. Shishani testified that Mr. Hmimssa advised him that he could lessen charges he faced by doing whatever the government wanted.
To look back, he said, "lessens a sense of belonging, a sense of commitment" to his new country.
The very fact that he spoke lessened the tension, but what he said was not encouraging.
