How to Use curb in a Sentence

curb

1 of 2 noun

• We sat on the curb eating our ice cream.
• Trees lined the right side of the house from the front to the back; three more grew on the curb strip.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Smith urges Roye to move some things to the curb so they can be hauled away.
  — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
• Probst is last seen in the video lying on the ground near the curb.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Jacob was found near the curb about 50 feet from the crosswalk.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• The grass outside is ankle high, and leaves are piled against the curb.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
• These are folks thrown to the curb because the rent is simply too darn high.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• Finally, Hewitt threw his bike on the curb and hopped in the van.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
• Starr was bicycling in the outbound right lane near the curb.
  — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2024
• Camera trucks are parked along the curb, their open trunks filled with coffee for the long hours ahead.
  — Alice Tecotzky, ajc, 14 Aug. 2023
• Some camps have gates and fences, while others have street curbs but no paved roads.
  — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
• She’s always been there for the people who don’t have a voice, who get ignored, kicked to the curb.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
• The car then went over the curb onto the sidewalk and struck a short concrete wall, Becchina said.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
• The owner was redoing his home and had kicked the splintered and peeling piece to the curb.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
• The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
• The vehicle struck a curb, and then a woman, a traffic sign and a tree on the sidewalk.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• Doorways, stairs, curbs, and garage entrances are some of the most common places for ramps.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• But the good news is there are plenty of creams out there, including this one, that can kick them both to the curb.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024
• The world of cocktail parties and bespoke suits and limousines pulling up to the curb?
  — Seth Doane, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2023
• Those perched on curbs and leaning against cars perk up and wander over.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2023
• According to him, there was no bench at the stop, so people were sitting along the curb.
  — Renee Yan, Chron, 7 May 2023
• Leaving it on the curb for the garbage collector to pick up and most likely dump in a landfill.
  — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
• At one point, the man awoke and grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to hit a curb and a trash can, which disabled the vehicle.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
• The Cruise car dragged the woman some 20 feet before pulling to the curb, causing severe injuries.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• The final blow was an 18-wheeler that drove over the curb and left all the remaining plants flattened.
  — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Rexburg Police Department The police arrived and shot video of Cox on the curb outside the home.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 13 May 2023
• The affidavit says Fuller was walking in front of the storefronts, holding the knife at his right side, while Miles stood on a curb.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
• Residents are asked to have their carts at the curb by 5 a.m., city officials said.
  — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Instead of finishing the short drive, Williams pulled onto a curb.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
• All debris should be near the curb or road so crews can access it, according to the release.
  — River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2023

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curb

2 of 2 verb

• The legislation is intended to curb price and wage increases.
• The eleventh-hour deal aims to curb migrant flow amid the end of Title 42.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• Many schools in the United States have cellphone bans to curb use.
  — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
• Nobody feels any pain in the process, so nothing will be done to curb these thefts.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
• States and businesses are starting to take steps to curb the pink tax.
  — Becca Stanek, The Week, 8 Sep. 2023
• This is one reason that the government has been trying to curb the powers of the High Court.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2023
• Both countries play a critical role, as the U.S. tries to curb fentanyl.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
• So, what can be done to help curb free-ranging cats’ appetites and protect wildlife?
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• For all the tech-loving folks out there who have tried and failed to curb that nasty habit of hunching over laptops, this one is for you.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• What can be done to curb violence, and what does the future of public safety look like?
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• Those walls curbed much of the lava flow of the new eruption and minimized extensive damage to the town.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
• The programs can also be a tool in curbing youth violence and crime, some said.
  — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• One of the ways to help curb this habit is using cash whenever possible.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
• Gather your inspiration here to make your curb the talk of the graveyard.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2023
• Below, what to know about the rise of far-right extremism in Australia, and the government’s attempts to curb it.
  — Time, 14 June 2023
• Austria is also taking steps to boost rail travel and curb short flights.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
• Best for: People trying to curb their spending who want to be hands-on with their budgeting.
  — Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 29 Dec. 2023
• Desmond said the gun-violence problem is mental illness, not a need to curb access to guns.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
• That, in turn, slows economic growth and can curb inflation.
  — Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Instead, the deal struck turned out to be what Kerry now calls the high point of the world’s 30-year effort to curb ever-worsening climate change.
  — Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
• The aim was to curb revenue with which Moscow funds its war on Ukraine without causing a surge in energy prices.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2023
• Related:What is Title 42 and how has U.S. used it to curb migration?
  — Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• Protein fills you up, curbs cravings and supports muscle health.
  — Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2023
• The two leaders also discussed curbing the spread of fentanyl.
  — Samuel Schaffer, Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2023
• While Mexico’s efforts have failed in the programs, so have those of the U.S., notably curbing the flow of weapons south and cutting demand for drugs.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
• The effort to curb the Supreme Court is also considered by many in the opposition as an act of revenge by the settlers.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• Xi agreed to help curb the production of the illicit fentanyl that is a deadly component of drugs sold in the United States.
  — Chris Megerian, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
• Proponents argue curfews curb crime and protect youth by keeping them off the streets.
  — Amanda Hernández, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
• Besides allowing your child a chance to think of an appropriate response, this pause helps curb the impulse to blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
  — Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• But a rare few policymakers in countries around the world are taking some steps to curb the numbers of livestock.
  — Noah Gordon, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024