Example Sentences

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The drawdown of excess oil inventories has eased the immediate market panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Nationwide, the level of rate increases has slowed, as inflation has eased and many home insurers have moved back into profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Pope Francis was often seen as a spontaneous progressive, who sometimes alienated Catholic traditionalists - for example in his restrictions on Latin Mass, which Pope Leo has eased.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Although input cost inflation has eased from peak levels, it continues to weigh on food companies’ profitability and limit their earnings growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Now that the pain has eased, it's all I can do to reposition myself in my bag before I plunge into sleep.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins