How to Use reduce in a Sentence

reduce

verb

• The medicine reduces the risk of infection.
• We are trying to reduce our debt.
• Stricter speed limit enforcement has reduced the number of car accidents.
• Her prison sentence was reduced from 15 years to 10.
• The round file sharpens the cutter and the flat file reduces the height of the depth guide.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• It's also known to reduce stress and put the mind at ease.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2023
• Dad—said that the best way to reduce emissions is to not fly.
  — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2019
• Reed also plans to reduce his salary through the end of 2023.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
• The regime just tries to reduce [the protest movement] to the hijab.
  — Fox News, 7 Dec. 2022
• So, why does the city want to reduce emissions in this way?
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 27 June 2023
• Roth Learn more about plastic waste and take the pledge to reduce it at natgeo.com/plasticpledge.
  — National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
• Mats are the simplest way to reduce the risk of slipping.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• Utilities were shut off to all the homes to reduce the risk of fire, Hasegawa said.
  — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• This reduces rotational motion to the brain in the event of a crash.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 18 May 2023
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and reduce the heat to medium.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• That improves the chances of success—but reduces the prospect of big profits.
  — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 26 June 2017
• Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat to maintain a simmer.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2021
• Try to reduce the amount of times to three or four times per year, at the end of a training cycle.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 12 Dec. 2022
• This doesn't remove all risk but does help to reduce the risk.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Nov. 2021
• In the future, Earth has been reduced to an oversized dump.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 June 2018
• Today, blast furnaces are still the main method used to reduce steel.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2021
• One of the biggest changes will be to reduce the kinds of tickets issued.
  — ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2020
• Why close the jail rather than just reduce the number of inmates?
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 11 July 2019
• Would the pandemic reduce the event to a shell of its normal self?
  — Hayden Grove, cleveland, 8 May 2021
• The corkscrew has an easy-to-use, two-step lever, and two liquor pourers to reduce the risk of messy spills from a bottle.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2023
• Step 4 To the hot pan, add the vinegar and spoon it over the chicken until reduced slightly, about 1 minute.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 18 Jan. 2024
• Many of those deaths are suicides, which a fence also could help to reduce.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022
• Open queue is now available in Quick Play, which should help reduce lengthy queue times.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• There are ways to play sports and reduce risk during the pandemic.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2020
• As the years passed, David’s story was reduced to folklore.
  — cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 9 May 2024