How to Use lessen in a Sentence

lessen

verb

• Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.
• That will lessen the shock to your system.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
• The swelling had lessened, too.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
• Thank goodness the team has seen fit to lessen his role.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
• Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
• That would lessen the cap hit of the team acquiring him.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
• And will lenders set stricter requirements to lessen that risk?
  — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
• And how can these problems be solved—or at least lessened?
  — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
• When hands move or are engaged, the tremor often lessens.
  — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 24 Mar. 2026
• This may also help lessen some of the pressure on your hips and pelvis.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 28 June 2023
• So, the strong feelings both ways have lessened.
  — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• Breathing treatments and steam help lessen the cough.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
• Post knew that the deep snow would lessen their chances of locating the gear.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2022
• But that does not lessen the need to operate and align with the laws of war.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Both have been in need of a Robin to lessen the physical toll.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
• The advantage would be to lessen the burden on the salary cap.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 May 2021
• This new revolution will lessen our need for a brain.
  — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
• But there are ways to lessen the impact that Hochul must pursue.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
• This component is meant to kick in once the pain has lessened.
  — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
• This will really help lessen the burden on the phones.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• That can lessen stress on athletes’ joints and make for more subtle ball bounce, roll and speed.
  — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Adaptation strategies may be able to lessen some of the blows.
  — Time, 3 June 2021
• And yet the arrest has done nothing to lessen Seque’s grief.
  — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
• If the person leans forward, does the pain worsen or lessen?
  — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
• Heavy trapping lessens the odds of teaching rodents to be trap shy.
  — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
• That in turn could lessen the pressure on the economy.
  — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
• This problem lessens as more roots grow and the leaves thicken up a little more.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
• At some point, those guffaws of the humanoid robots will lessen.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
• Mixture with sleet could cut down on snow totals, won’t lessen impact.
  — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• That pressure can be immense, so finding ways to lessen it can go a long way.
  — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Feb. 2026