curb
noun
Also kerb a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
have curbed
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present perfectof curb.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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According to Managing Director William Lees-Jones, rising costs have curbed hiring and prompted the company to favor experienced workers over those seeking their first foothold in the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
Going back to GLP-1s, they have curbed the public’s appetite for some snack foods.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
Many programs have curbed the practice in recent years.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
How shall these that have curbed the seas not feel his bridle who made the sea?
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III by Algernon Charles Swinburne
