How to Use ease up on in a Sentence

ease up on

phrasal verb
  • Also, the movie knows when to ease up on the wisenheimer instinct.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • He’s had a lot to learn, and not just about easing up on the burgers and steaming his vocal cords.
    Michael Paulson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Then the show was sold to Gannett, another conservative outfit that, Dominick says, told him to ease up on the sleaze.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • So don’t be tempted to ease up on your water conserving practices.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • But even if the federal government eases up on EV mandates, many states will not.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That’s why many people and, most recently, those working in health care, have decided to ease up on wearing masks.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But the power companies averted the worst effects by persuading their customers to ease up on the juice in the late afternoon and evening, when demand strained the grid.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The regime wanted to reduce the political salience of the veil by easing up on enforcement; needless to say, the reverse has occurred.
    Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The Fed won’t ease up on interest rates until demand for workers returns to more normal levels — or Uncle Sam fails to pay its bills for the first time in history.
    Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
  • Even though employees are staying put, that doesn’t mean companies should ease up on their retention efforts.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • Even so, June's cooling inflation suggests that the Fed could ease up on interest rate hikes after July, some economists said.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 July 2023
  • Seeing Cousins in this way could influence viewers to become fans, make casual NFL fans root for him more, or even help diehard fans ease up on their criticisms of him when the next football season begins.
    Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
  • Some of her colleagues agreed that speeding drivers were a problem, and Jennifer Mendoza asked if staffers could explore designing a new sidewalk slated for the site in a way that would encourage people to ease up on the gas pedal.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • That means that 1 in 5 economists polled think the Fed should go ahead and cut interest rates, easing up on its determination to sandbag the economy until inflation comes down.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Klum says that, likewise, the Tokio Hotel guitarist has encouraged her to be more relaxed about her body, including the occasional indulgence and easing up on her strict fitness routine.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • One positive economic indicator is announced, say on inflation, and pundits assert that the Fed now will ease up on the money supply, letting interest rates fall.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Many companies in search of a chief financial officer over the past two years or so eased up on due diligence during the hiring process as CFO candidates often had more than one offer and hiring managers had to act quickly, recruiting experts say.
    Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, wsj.com, 11 May 2023
  • This summer was a record year for international travel as passengers flocked to destinations that eased up on pandemic restrictions.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • Whether the Biden administration is willing to ease up on Beijing remains to be seen, but an announcement that coincided with news of Raimondo’s visit suggests Washington is trying at least to create the conditions for a useful conversation.
    Laura He, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023

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