pare

Example Sentences

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Car buyers continued to shrug off higher prices earlier this year even as they pared back shopping for everything from dishwashers to beer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The United States pared back the original draft following criticism from Kyiv and Europe, but the current contents remain unclear.

From Barron's

The couple are set to honeymoon in Australia from Monday and Friday next week - plans that were pared back after his re-election in May.

From BBC

The Angels pared down their witness list at the request of Judge H. Shaina Colover, who has insisted the case go to the jury by Dec. 15.

From Los Angeles Times

The stock has pared some gains to be up 0.8% in recent morning trading, with the market cap at $993.7 billion.

From MarketWatch