How to Use pare in a Sentence

pare

verb
  • The company has to find a way to pare expenses.
  • Roberts kept the rest of the look pared back.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Some stocks have since pared their losses.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Opt for a small kitchen island with clean lines that’s pared down.
    — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
  • At that point, the bank will begin to pare back on its rate hikes.
    — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The plan now is to pare things back a bit and get back to the basics.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Most wanted to know what the city will do to pare down the plans for the mall.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Bose's app is pared back and easy to navigate.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Hoops and a slick bun kept accessories pared back.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Oil prices intially rose to a five-month high but pared gains.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Stocks pared most of their losses, and a rally in oil prices lost steam.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • This new bob feels much softer and pared back, easy to style up and maintain.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Thanks to the Twins and Lynx for helping pare down the list.
    — Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
  • With odds still tight ahead of Tuesday, some are paring back.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
  • To be sure, oil prices quickly pared their huge gains Monday.
    — Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Oil prices pared earlier gains.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 May 2026
  • Pelosi has already shown little desire to pare back the price tag.
    — Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Should home be calm and pared back, a gallery of treasures and stories, or a mix of both?
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, the hedge fund pared back several holdings.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Things had to be pared back — the offensive made more simple.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The first step is to pare back ingredient lists and stick with what will last.
    — Christopher Ross, WSJ, 3 June 2020
  • Europe markets were set to open in the green as oil prices pared losses.
    — Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Treasury yields also pared their big jumps in the bond market.
    — Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Treasury yields also pared their big jumps in the bond market.
    — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The design is pared back, and the star of the show is the merchandise.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But this is true in general of steak knives (as well as paring knives).
    — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The movement to pare back the role of police isn't a monolith, though.
    — CNN, 17 June 2020
  • Do as Marie Kondo says and pare your things down to just those that bring you joy.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 9 Nov. 2022
  • This step-by-step guide will help you to pare it down to the places that really matter to you.
    — Jenny Earnest, Outside Online, 2 May 2020
  • That’s got to be tough to pare down, when your house is just bulging with Amazon product.
    — Luke Winkie, Vox, 14 June 2019

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