How to Use lessen in a Sentence

lessen

verb

• Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.
• To help lessen the odors, place your trash can in the shade.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021
• Don’t try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
• The chance of storms lessens overnight, with lows from the upper 60s to mid-70s (downtown).
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
• That would lessen the threat that some kind of wage-price spiral like the one seen in the 1970s.
  — Martin Crutsinger, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021
• 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
• But that does not lessen the need to operate and align with the laws of war.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Post knew that the deep snow would lessen their chances of locating the gear.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2022
• This may also help lessen some of the pressure on your hips and pelvis.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 28 June 2023
• Reducing the leaf size lessens the pressure on the plant to support the leafy growth.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
• There’s another 13 miles to go, but the hills will lessen.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2021
• The wrong approach could lessen your chances of success.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 10 June 2021
• As the evening takes hold, shower odds lessen to 60% before 8 p.m.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2022
• The emotional stakes are lessened a bit by the loony tone.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• But there are ways to lessen the burden of higher prices.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2023
• The Rockies have tried to lessen the Coors Effect with the humidors.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
• Vessels that lessen clutter and bring style to any space.
  — New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
• But there are ways to lessen the severity of the condition.
  — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
• Jaronowski hopes the rock will help lessen such tensions.
  — Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2021
• Adaptation strategies may be able to lessen some of the blows.
  — Time, 3 June 2021
• The prey therefore has a strong incentive to try to lessen the amount of time spent playing dead.
  — Asher Elbein, New York Times, 7 May 2024
• But perhaps there’s a way to lessen the pressure put on women, and the toll that pressure takes.
  — Bonnie Hammer, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2021
• That was expected to lessen on Saturday once the storm reached the Gulf.
  — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2021
• Keeping the long view in mind will lessen your anxiety.
  — Anne Sugar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Oh mighty one, in the name of St. Elgin, lessen the burden of former Lakers who feel wronged.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
• The next few weeks will be critical to help slow the spread of covid-19 and lessen the burdens on the state's hospitals, Wade said.
  — Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2022
• But that didn’t lessen their confidence in staying the course.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 6 Jan. 2022
• As a result, the governing agencies restrict potential exposure to lessen the possibility of these long-term impacts.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
• While Thursday’s press conference didn’t mention those decisions, among the findings Worrell noted was a need to modernize and streamline current systems while raising starting salaries and increasing staff to lessen turnover.
  — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025