How to Use slim down in a Sentence

slim down

phrasal verb
  • The two adults are trying to slim down, while the teenager is trying to bulk up.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • Winfrey has for decades shared her weight loss journey and struggle to slim down.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Okay, but do some body parts naturally slim down at a faster rate?
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • She’s also managed to slim down thanks to hard work and discipline.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
  • How would the field slim down from four lanes to one without carnage during every pit cycle?
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2023
  • Paramount has been offloading major parts of the company in its effort to slim down its holdings.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The researchers also found pieces of heels that would have marked the beginning of heel-wearing, which was first done by men to slim down their figure and appear taller, according to the release.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • Insurers and employers, fearing the cost of medications that list for $900 or more a month, often put up hurdles when patients seek access to one of the drugs to slim down.
    Anna Wilde Mathews, wsj.com, 15 May 2023
  • That’s because car companies have needed to slim down their margins in order to attract customers and prop up demand in a slowing market.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Citigroup Chief Executive Jane Fraser has a big plan to slim down the management layers of the sprawling global bank.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2023
  • And what about the tens of millions of Americans 65 and older who aren’t simply trying to slim down for a cocktail party, but live with diagnosable obesity?
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The medications have become popular in Hollywood over the last few months; many people who do not have diabetes are using them to slim down.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Some videos claim that laxatives help people slim down and feel less bloated, but research finds no evidence that laxatives cause sustained weight loss.
    Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That doctor had encouraged Willard to slim down to lower his risk of complications whenever the transplant did happen.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 June 2023
  • Insurance coverage would include facial hair removal and tracheal shaves that slim down one’s Adam’s apple.
    oregonlive, 8 June 2023
  • WeWork filed for bankruptcy protection this week in an effort to quickly slim down its portfolio of office spaces.
    Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Chris McCarthy continues to slim down Showtime’s content pipeline.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
  • While these drugs are designed to help diabetics regulate their blood sugar, they've also been found to be effective weight-loss drugs, prompting non-diabetics to seek out the drugs in order to slim down.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But away from the negotiating table, Tagovailoa has had a busy offseason of work both on the field — with personal passing coach John Beck — and with his conditioning efforts to slim down.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • The 29-year-old, whose biggest accomplishment this offseason was getting married in January, made changes to his diet to slim down a little and his workout regimen to focus on endurance.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The company is tapping an opportunity to profit by focusing on Americans' desire to slim down.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 May 2024
  • JPMorgan is moving to swiftly slim down First Republic, including by cutting workers.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 1 June 2023

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