How to Use trim down in a Sentence

trim down

phrasal verb

• What was once a 22-point Nets lead was trimmed down to five at the break.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
• But that's a problem that this sleek and trimmed down 14-inch laptop won’t have.
  — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
• Experts explain what areas of the body tend to trim down first—and why.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
• Or something more of a gradual to give us time to trim down.
  — Mitch Light, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
• In the video, Travis' beard was noticeably trimmed down and his hair had been cut much shorter.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
• This reduces the amount of hands-on cooking time, creates more even browning on the surface of the short ribs, and trims down on the mess.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
• The plastic and tape can always be trimmed down, so getting a film that’s too large is not a problem.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
• As Lemieux explained between laughs, the costume was from last Hanukkah, when Tito’s fur was trimmed down.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• Cut off the rind: Use your knife to trim down the sides of the melon and remove the rind (skip this step if preparing melon slices with the rind on).
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
• The listing comes as Koch trims down his Cape portfolio.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
• MacKenzie Scott trimmed down her Amazon stake last year.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
• To keep it close to full-size keys, Lenovo trimmed down things typically found on the right side, like the number pad.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 20 May 2020
• These were weeks and hours of conversations trimmed down to minutes for people to watch at home.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 July 2025
• Seems like many of my pals are turning over a new leaf, trying to trim down and follow their doctors’ advice.
  — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• That doubtlessly makes Skeleton Crew feel more formless than would be acceptable if the series had been trimmed down to a movie.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• The key is to trim down your routine (and packing list) with multi-purpose products that still get the job done and leave you feeling refreshed.
  — Karthika Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
• Here’s why some men are trimming down — or even shaving them off entirely.
  — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
• And as big companies look to trim down and focus and focused companies look to go big, the fashion wheel spins around one more time.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
• Attorneys on both sides are tasked with trimming down the group of jurors from 43 to 12 people, and six alternates.
  — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 9 May 2025
• In other places in the world, efforts to trim down on unnecessary plastic have sprouted as well.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Sep. 2023
• The total executive team will be trimmed down to 10 people from 15 earlier, the bank said.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
• One video, shared to a barber's TikTok account in January, showed a client trimming down his lashes nearly to the skin.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
• Plus, its Auto Game Mode trims down lag time and pixelation for frequent gamers who don't have time for messy graphics.
  — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2023
• The Advanced Armor Aluminum frame, which Samsung says is stronger than ever, is trimmed down to barely anything at all.
  — PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
• Derek was able to take it and clarify it and trim down a bit of that intense rap vernacular that wouldn't translate to more mainstream viewers.
  — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• Ever since, Ford has devoted herself to ensuring Patches trims down to a healthy size.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
• Judges often trim down sentences because of the atrocious conditions at the Sunset Park jail, where two men were fatally stabbed just six weeks apart over the summer.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2024
• Over the summer, Elizalde said district officials will consider how to trim down on the varying number of assessments that schools use throughout the year.
  — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
• The company plans to cut $600 million out of its annual cost base over the next five years by trimming down as Neiman’s is integrated into Saks.
  — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
• Ticket prices have gone up, exhibition schedules have been trimmed down, and the museum’s endowment has grown—but not enough.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025