Example sentences for: curtailing

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

  • More and more conservatives now favor abolishing parole, sharply curtailing probation, imprisoning every adult felon for his or her entire term, and warehousing juvenile offenders in adult jails.

  • Moderate Republicans and conservative libertarians were able to find points of agreement with more authoritarian conservatives on issues like cutting taxes, curtailing welfare, and balancing the budget.

  • This was the predominant effect in a population increasingly curtailing sleep [37].

  • 4 million - the amount of funding Mayor Bloomberg proposed for the Legal Aid Society by sharply curtailing compensation for court-appointed lawyers under the 18-B program.


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