Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Her style, she explains, pares food down to its essentials, and she rarely uses more than three colours to aid wearability.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

CrowdStrike pares back the last session’s losses following an upgrade at Wolfe Research.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Second, the Saudi turn from the path of Abraham comes as the kingdom pares or abandons several high-profile projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Those who devised the residency also see the Guggenheim as a space whose modernist art collection, like poetry, pares meaning down to its essence.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

The Old Dominion was accustomed to thinking of itself as primus inter pares in any confederation of states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis