Sentence examples for was lessening from inspiring English sources
verb
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
Sensing that the political threat was lessening to the plans for closing the budget deficit and avoiding default, investors bid up Argentine stock and bond prices.
He mentioned that fear among the local populace in areas where the strikes have been occurring was lessening because "everyone knew that they only hit the house or location of very bad people".
For her part, Swanson acknowledges that the oblivion "Queen Kelly" and other silent movies had fallen into was lessening, thanks to the rise in cinephilia among young people ("The youngsters are amazing to me — they have a passion for old pictures").
He even went so far as to say yesterday that he was lessening his attack soon, when it was being made clear that recovery was on the way.
By 2010, there was evidence to suggest the severity of the disease was lessening.
The queen's personal authority was lessening, as is shown in the 1594 affair of Dr. Lopez, her trusted physician.
The risk to our soldiers was lessened.
The control was lessened still further when Xabi Alonso was withdrawn.
After Carr delivered a diatribe to Mission Control, the work load was lessened.
When asked if his victory was lessened by the truncated race, Button replied to the contrary.
Ndereba's disappointment was lessened because she lost to a countrywoman.
