curtail
verb (used with object)
was curtailing
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past progressiveof curtail.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Justice Department announced in September that it was curtailing the use of “no-knock” warrants by its federal agents.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
A central piece of that legislation, which was the topic of Tuesday’s hearing, was curtailing regulations on banks with less than $250 billion in assets.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2018
Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris and Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom raised similar concerns in February when Regional Health announced it was curtailing its services for the mentally ill.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
Among restaurants, Whataburger announced on June 1 that it was curtailing its breakfast hours because of the impact of the avian flu.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015
Had the chairman but known it, he was curtailing a paper vastly more important than all the other papers of the meeting put together.
From A History of Science — Volume 3 by Henry Smith Williams
