Words similar to curtail

Example sentences for: curtail

How can you use “curtail” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Anti-smoking advertising is only one weapon in the fight against tobacco: A proposed settlement being worked on by U.S. cigarette makers and government lawyers will require that the tobacco industry 1) fund smoking-cessation programs for American smokers; 2) commit to reducing teen smoking by 50 percent over the next seven years, failing which it will pay huge penalties; 3) drastically curtail advertising; 4) fund "countermarketing" programs.
kick the bucket die, for example, is probably known in all dialects of English; kick into touch curtail or postpone further treatment is unknown except to those familiar with British idiom.
USAT leads with renewed efforts by state regulators to find ways to curtail the deceptive sales practices of sweepstakes companies.
He appropriated for the State much of the personal fortunes of the princes, but found it harder to curtail the power of land-owners who had extensive contacts with the more conservative elements in his Congress Party.
North Korea responded by canceling this week's talks with the United States, which were supposed to curtail North Korean arms proliferation.