How to Use reduce in a Sentence

reduce

verb

• The medicine reduces the risk of infection.
• We are trying to reduce our debt.
• Stricter speed limit enforcement has reduced the number of car accidents.
• Her prison sentence was reduced from 15 years to 10.
• Ice the area to reduce swelling.
  — Eva Flowe may 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
• Is now the time to reduce the size of the plant?
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• It was reduced to 1/4 of an aisle a few years back.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
• The bodies are reduced to thin black lines.
  — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
• As with any sauce, be careful not to over-reduce.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Dad—said that the best way to reduce emissions is to not fly.
  — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2019
• Why are states trying to reduce car idling?
  — Anna Kleiber, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
• This doesn't remove all risk but does help to reduce the risk.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Nov. 2021
• Choose a cloudy day to transplant your seedlings to reduce shock.
  — Holly McNamara, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
• Then, it would be reduced further by an across-the-board cut.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• Change one thing that reduces friction or saves time, then build from there.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
• An extra set of eyes and ears helps reduce the odds of injury.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
• Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your wallet.
  — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 29 May 2026
• Why close the jail rather than just reduce the number of inmates?
  — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 11 July 2019
• Service was reduced and routes were cut in some cases.
  — Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
• Plus, a strong core can help prevent and reduce lower back pain.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 5 Sep. 2020
• The bill would also reduce the term of a regent from six to four years.
  — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• If the meat browns too quickly, reduce the heat to medium-low.
  — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
• The amount of the award was later reduced on appeal.
  — Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 12 June 2026
• Each price increase reduces the number of pieces that are mailed.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
• This reduces the need to leave the faucet running to rinse dishes.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
• Today, blast furnaces are still the main method used to reduce steel.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2021
• Many of those deaths are suicides, which a fence also could help to reduce.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022
• The regime just tries to reduce [the protest movement] to the hijab.
  — Fox News, 7 Dec. 2022
• He was sentenced to five years in jail, which was reduced to 45 days.
  — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
• Here's how to clean your light fixtures and reduce hidden dust in your home.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026