How to Use alleviate in a Sentence

alleviate

verb
  • Sipping on water throughout the day can help keep your stomach full, which may alleviate some of your hunger.
    Laken Brooks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Research has shown that laughter truly is the best medicine, with the power to alleviate stress and improve overall well-being.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Stomach sleepers need a firmer mattress, while side sleepers should choose a softer mattress to alleviate pressure around the shoulders and hips.
    Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Overreacting to a scary diagnosis might lead to heart problems, rather than alleviate them.
    Julie Jargon, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2022
  • To Mila de la Garza, being able to see her songs resonate with other people has helped alleviate some of her own self-consciousness.
    Diep Tran, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There have been cases of stomach rupture in people who used large amounts of baking soda to alleviate stomach discomfort following large meals.
    Lindsey Desoto, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Protesters claim attempts by the government to alleviate the pain are inadequate.
    Chris Massaro, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Employees can help alleviate holiday stress by being proactive.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The report noted that creating crisis response teams through the 988 hotline should alleviate some of the burden on mental health courts.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Some Delta-8 products may alleviate issues like anxiety and depression, chronic pain, and stress.
    Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This year’s award follows a tradition of highlighting groups and activists trying to prevent conflicts, alleviate hardship, and protect human rights.
    Hanna Arhirova and Frank Jordans, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Given the excessive nature of the event, runners often perform surgical adjustments to their shoes, removing the toe box or cutting out the heels to alleviate pressure on their swollen feet.
    Ben Pryor, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The changes brought about by this eclipse should alleviate some of that for you.
    Emily Simone, Allure, 15 July 2019
  • This can help alleviate back and neck stress and give your eyes and brain a break from the screen.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 28 July 2022
  • But that doesn’t do much to alleviate the stress of the deadline.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
  • So why not just enforce the law and alleviate at least part of the city’s housing crunch in the process?
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • The surgery sought to alleviate a problem he's had for a full year.
    Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The hope is that this program helps alleviate some of that.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Doctors took measures to alleviate swelling in the child’s brain and tried to save him.
    NBC News, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The best way to alleviate high prices is build more housing.
    Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2018
  • But it’s not enough to bring in more grocery stores to alleviate food deserts.
    Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2020
  • An app would alleviate some of that spotlight-like pressure, and open the door to more users.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 10 July 2018
  • But their sympathies with the cause do not alleviate their fury at the city.
    oregonlive, 27 June 2020
  • There has to be some legal aspects that alleviate some of the stress.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The state says a long-term deal will keep Flint's water fund solvent and alleviate the need to raise rates.
    CBS News, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Such help could shorten the war and alleviate attacks on civilians in weeks and months to come.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN, 5 Apr. 2022
  • His presence in the lineup could alleviate some of the problems.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Users raved about how well the mattress stands up to long-term use and how the zoned support helps alleviate soreness and back pain.
    Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2022
  • And the best way to alleviate that stress is through exercise.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • Gibbons, 32, of New York City, had heard it could be used to alleviate symptoms of brain fog.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 4 Feb. 2023

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