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
• JPMorgan is moving to swiftly slim down First Republic, including by cutting workers.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024