How to Use even out in a Sentence

even out

phrasal verb
  • My skin is soft, has a soft glow, and my skin tone has evened out.
    Iman Balagam, harpersbazaar.com, 6 May 2023
  • With regular use, the mask can even out the skin’s tone.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Apple cider vinegar: Adds bite to to even out the sweetness of the sauce.
    Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
  • With this strategy, over time, the highs and lows more or less even out.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 July 2024
  • Plants have a mounded or tiered form and look handsome even out of bloom.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • When one side of the grave collapsed slightly, the scoop evened out the rectangle.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The sweetness of mirin and depth of soy sauce are evened out by a finishing squeeze of lime juice.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
  • Apple has evened out the charging features across the iPhone 16 line.
    PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Resist the urge to click on the links, even out of curiosity.
    Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
  • First apply a base coat to even out any unevenness on the nail plate.
    Maria Goldbach, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2025
  • And gender-wise, the makeup of the audience should even out.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
  • For most managers and players, bad umpire calls are part of the game and tend to even out over the season.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Would those terms be evened out if players can be part of both systems?
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Many, if not most, were from out of town or even out of country − Canada, Wales, France, Italy.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
  • For many of the nation’s students, class trips that take them out of the state or even out of the country are built into the school year.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
  • The numbers tend to even out as more returns come in, the agency said on its website.
    Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Wear it with sandals, over a one-piece swimsuit, or even out to a nice dinner.
    Avery Matera, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025
  • When paired with an iPhone 15 Pro Max, the headphones sometimes stuttered and skipped, even out of the water.
    PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The trick to making these cookies is evening out each layer before adding the next.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In my test clip, this evened out harsh lighting and gave clips a more natural look.
    PCMAG, 30 June 2024
  • And a rattle is often a nice touch even out in open water, though the weights will cause a frog to sink in this scenario.
    Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
  • McCracken said the city waited a few years for gas markets to even out.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 May 2023
  • Simply add more water to even out your heavy hand, and keep boiling the water.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2025
  • In theory, the burden on the merchant and the customer would even out over time.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to a noticeably better appearance and less wrinkles, this serum is designed to even out skin tone.
    Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Pills even out her emotions but her brain is joyless.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • After all, if teams are shooting a dreadful percentage from deep against you, that tends to even out over the course of a season.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • By then, local landfills were filling up, and garbage was being shipped downstate or even out of state.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For water stains, lightly wiping the entire leather panel with a barely damp cloth can help even out drying and minimize marks.
    Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Doing them one arm at a time also helps you even out any discrepancies between sides.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025

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