How do you use Curbed in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like checked or restrained, plus the exact meaning.
Curbed meaning
restrained
Synonyms of Curbed
Using Curbed
- The main meaning on this page is: restrained
- Useful related words include: checked, restrained.
- In the example corpus, curbed often appears in combinations such as: be curbed, curbed the, have curbed.
Context around Curbed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curbed
- In this selection, "curbed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, largely, friday, lockdowns, oil, exports and funding stand out and add context to how "curbed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include celestial act curbed new star and companies has curbed production. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curbed" sits close to words such as ahs, airtime and ambience, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curbed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Her government had jailed opposition members, curbed independent media and curtailed civil society. (13 words)
Hence, a vital reason why Insecurity has to be curbed by President Tinubu with utmost priority. (16 words)
This celestial act curbed new star births, as only from chilled, collapsing gas can stars emerge. (16 words)
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday curbed exports of graphite, a critical mineral used in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), which could accelerate a shortage of the mineral as EV demand soars worldwide. (39 words)
Florida and Texas passed laws eliminating DEI bureaucracies, and Wisconsin lawmakers recently curbed DEI in the state university system by compelling the board of regents to agree to DEI staff cuts and a hiring freeze. (35 words)
Eila eventually realises that Aster’s power needs to be curbed but can she, Kim and their two young friends be able to stop what is now clearly an alien threat to the world. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
At the same time, immigration was largely curbed by the pandemic, with fewer families choosing to start families during the same time.
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday curbed exports of graphite, a critical mineral used in the production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), which could accelerate a shortage of the mineral as EV demand soars worldwide.
Hence, a vital reason why Insecurity has to be curbed by President Tinubu with utmost priority.
In 2017, he backed Trump during Robert Mueller's investigation, introducing an amendment that would have curbed funding for it.
Recession fears due to high inflation, which has been curbed to some extent by ten straight interest rate hikes, have pushed crude oil prices lower, AAA reported.
Still, shares slumped as much as 16 percent, its biggest loss since pandemic lockdowns curbed demand in March 2020.
The SVP, which just two years ago managed to block a similar law that would have curbed greenhouse gas emissions, also highlighted that backing for the new climate bill was uneven.
They’ve also curbed academic freedom, shown notably by driving Central European University out of the country.
This celestial act curbed new star births, as only from chilled, collapsing gas can stars emerge.
Tuck curbed trade unions (think “right to work” laws), and Almond executed “massive resistance” to U.S. Supreme Court-ordered school desegregation with racist rhetoric.
Underlying inflation was curbed by a 0.3% drop in core goods prices, which followed a 0.1% dip in June.
Eila eventually realises that Aster’s power needs to be curbed but can she, Kim and their two young friends be able to stop what is now clearly an alien threat to the world.
Evacuations have started for residents in Western Canada, and one of the country’s biggest oil companies has curbed production.
Florida and Texas passed laws eliminating DEI bureaucracies, and Wisconsin lawmakers recently curbed DEI in the state university system by compelling the board of regents to agree to DEI staff cuts and a hiring freeze.
Given the foregoing backdrop, it is not a misnomer to suggest that frequent foreign travels, especially for non-essential reasons, must be curbed.
Her government had jailed opposition members, curbed independent media and curtailed civil society.
So l have drastically curbed oil theft and pipeline vandalisation in the past and l stand ready to do so if called upon again in any such capacity.
The crusader against “left culture” has somewhat curbed inflation and has an approval rating a little short of 50% in South America’s second largest economy.
The group has curbed oil supplies to stave off a surplus and shore up prices, and is expected to continue the measures into the second half of the year.
The IDF’s year-plus-long offensive against Hamas in the enclave has greatly curbed rocket fire from the Strip, although Palestinian terrorists still intermittently target the Jewish state.
Common combinations with curbed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be curbed 13×
- curbed the 8×
- have curbed 5×
- has curbed 5×
- curbed in 5×
- curbed by 4×
- also curbed 4×
- that curbed 4×
- curbed his 3×
- been curbed 2×