scale back
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The king has had multiple health problems in recent years which have forced him to scale back his royal duties.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dearest gentle reader, Nicola Coughlan will scale back on portraying her beloved “Bridgerton” character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Nizard also expects that the Treasury yield curve will start to steepen as markets potentially scale back expectations for higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Most analysts doubt that Meta plans to actually scale back its spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I tried to put the scale back together as best I could, managing to at least fit all the parts back inside and pound the frame back into a rough semblance of its previous shape.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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