How to Use lessen in a Sentence

lessen

verb

• Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.
• The chance of storms lessens overnight, with lows from the upper 60s to mid-70s (downtown).
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
• Both have been in need of a Robin to lessen the physical toll.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
• But that does not lessen the need to operate and align with the laws of war.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Post knew that the deep snow would lessen their chances of locating the gear.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2022
• This may also help lessen some of the pressure on your hips and pelvis.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 28 June 2023
• The emotional stakes are lessened a bit by the loony tone.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• But there are ways to lessen the burden of higher prices.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2023
• Vessels that lessen clutter and bring style to any space.
  — New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
• The prey therefore has a strong incentive to try to lessen the amount of time spent playing dead.
  — Asher Elbein, New York Times, 7 May 2024
• Keeping the long view in mind will lessen your anxiety.
  — Anne Sugar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• On the whole, efforts to lessen violence in schools are working.
  — Ron Avi Astor, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
• Here’s what’s going on — and some steps homeowners can take now to lessen the blow.
  — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• This doesn’t lessen the need for a center in Placer, Zimmerman said.
  — Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
• Typically, food amounts to 1.5-2.5 pounds per day per person, and this weight lessens as the trip goes on.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
• The league is studying the idea of dropping it to 12, which would lessen how often teams use relievers.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
• That would seem to be a sign that the United States is lessening its reliance on China.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The set comes with three double-sided sheets instead of on a roll to eliminate the cardboard tube and lessen waste.
  — Brigitt Earley, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• The thickness of the lettering has been lessened this season, and that goes for the Royals’ jerseys, too.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
• Yes, but: Smithson said two feet of dead space in the ceiling should lessen noise and promised to point speakers down, away from apartments.
  — Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
• The burden is not likely to lessen anytime soon and there is much that scientists still need to learn.
  — Stephanie Rogus, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022
• Saving year-round is a good way to lessen the blow of your holiday expenses.
  — Ivana Pino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
• The process is meant to make the skin look fresher and lessen the appearance of wrinkles, sun damage or acne scars.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 July 2023
• But at least for now, the promise of next season doesn’t lessen the disappointment some have.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 5 Apr. 2023
• Those changes won’t lessen the power bills for anyone earning above those thresholds.
  — Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2022
• Right now, global efforts to curb some emissions could lessen the pitch of the warming curve’s upward slope.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
• Ukraine brokered by the U.N., are steps that might lessen the tension and improve a very bad relationship.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022
• That would lessen the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting rates as soon as its March meeting.
  — Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
• This lessened the amount of permanent damage to his body.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Regulators at both federal and state levels have expressed deep concerns the deal would lessen competition and give Kroger too much power to raise prices for consumers.
  — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024