Sentence examples for were curbing from inspiring English sources
verb
To check, restrain or control.
Dow Jones said business-to-business companies were curbing spending and dot-com advertising was virtually nonexistent compared with last year.
Even before October's stock crash, U.S. consumers were curbing spending on everything from VCRs to Buicks.
That estimate is similar to figures released by the city last week, stating that only 55percentt of city residents were curbing their daily water usage to less than 23 gallons, which was then the daily limit.
Civil liberties were curbed, and the press was gagged.
During that time, elections were suspended and civil rights were curbed.
On the trial level, prosecutors were curbed in several respects.
Some countries have been curbing their drinking.
So security worries are curbing campaigning.
Foremost among these was curbing corruption within the government.
His personal legislative priority is curbing illegal immigration.
(Why is curbing antibiotic use so critical? Read Maryn McKenna).
