curtailed

Example Sentences

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When the Argentine authorities put symptomatic patients in isolation and told contact cases to self-quarantine, it "likely curtailed further spread", the study said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

"If this goes on, these units are at risk of shutting down, or working at curtailed levels," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He opened for his school, in club cricket, for Northants and, significantly, for England Lions in Australia last winter where he had moderate success before a hamstring injury curtailed his tour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Entry to the hotel was only partially curtailed Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Only Florida and Alabama allowed the jury's decision to be overridden by a judge—and Florida later put restrictions on the practice that severely curtailed it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson