How to Use wean in a Sentence

wean

verb

• The calves are weaned at an early age.
• Shock — or the desire to shock — is hard to wean off of.
  — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023
• Bat colonies then must remain untouched until the pups are weaned and able to fly in the fall.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
• Hammes said the IQAir report is even more reason for the world to wean off fossil fuel.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
• That may help explain why it’s been hard thus far for the state to wean itself off of natural gas.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• But, despite its name, what the bill does to wean the U.S. off of carbon is much more important.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
• The new dose controlled his blood glucose well, and so our new goal was to wean him fully off of insulin.
  — Ricardo Nuila, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
• That is meant to help wean the country from fossil fuels.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
• Taylor Swift fans are the demographic that all the big hotel groups want to wean off Airbnb.
  — Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The West is choking Russia with sanctions and vowing to wean itself from its oil and gas.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• But the tools existed to wean them out, and the balance of good versus bad tended to tip toward the former.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• To wean yourself off of soft drinks, said Dr. Jhin, start watering them down, which will cut down on the sugar and calories.
  — Anne Harding, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
• The European Union began the process of weaning itself off Russian oil and gas.
  — Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
• Despite this full-court press by the West, the real test will be whether Europe can wean itself off Russian gas.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022
• There may be some folks who can wean themselves off these medications, but many will need to stay on at least a low dose.
  — Women's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
• There’s no magic formula for how long to be on both; try weaning off after a week.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• He was determined to quit his dependence on them or — with the same result — to wean the wealthy off their reliance on him.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Scott says this is not the case, saying that the company lowers patients’ doses after a few months to try to wean them off.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2022
• Hawaiian monk seals nurse for about a month before their mothers wean them, leaving them to fend for themselves.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• People buy it to get high, to relieve pain and depression, or to help wean themselves from other drugs.
  — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• Eventually, the 15 puppies were weaned off their mom and got adopted.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• Now, many feel that the country has the experience to wean itself off the corporate giant.
  — John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 29 June 2023
• The yoga instructor has also been open about the ups and downs of her breastfeeding and weaning journey.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• What did this new study show about the benefits of a gradual approach for people to wean themselves off drugs?
  — USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
• Zoo officials say the baby likely will stay close to its mother until it is weaned at around 1 year old.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• With the West trying to wean itself from Russian oil and gas, the argument for solar and wind power seemed stronger than ever.
  — Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022
• Estonia in April vowed to wean itself from Russian natural gas supplies by the end of this year.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• For now, Knight said doctors were trying to wean Hamlin off the ventilator to start breathing on his own.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2023
• Have so many messages to back up that weaning it down feels impossible?
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
• The European Union is trying to wean itself off Russian gas in a response to the war in Ukraine, with a plan to cut dependency by two thirds this year.
  — Arne Delfs, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024