Example sentences for: curtail

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

  • 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.

  • Hawks deride Clinton for having let squeamish NATO partners such as Italy and Germany curtail the early stages of the war.

  • Two residents appeared to curtail dialogue with patients and their families knowing that their patients were not in immediate danger of dying.

  • What law would I be willing to sign against myself to curtail my sexual and reproductive freedoms?

  • The WP says the Supreme Court's campaign contribution ruling "provides some legal ammunition" for efforts to curtail soft money.


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