How to Use put a lid on in a Sentence

put a lid on

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  • Biden’s already put a lid on his past, and the press has obliged.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Beyond that, the main thing — in Uptown as in the city at large — is to put a lid on the uptrend in crime.
    — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 27 Nov. 2020
  • That in turn has helped put a lid on surging gasoline prices.
    — Walé Azeez, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Then put a lid on the dish and microwave on half-power for 20 minutes.
    — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The combination could help to put a lid on price gains.
    — New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • But those concerns haven’t put a lid on rising home prices.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • That increase in the cost of credit has caused shocks in the banking sector and, for a while, put a lid on the housing market.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Do not put a lid on the container, as rosettes will become soggy.
    — Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Pastor Goldberg-Taylor corralled the bird into a box and put a lid on it.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • For a smaller Chinese bird, cook at a low simmer for 25 minutes, then turn off the heat, put a lid on the pot and let steep for 20 minutes more.
    — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • By doing so, the U.S. can put a lid on inflation over the longer term and promote economic growth.
    — Apratim Gautam, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The arrangement adds supply to the global oil market, helping put a lid on prices.
    — Joe Wallace and Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Put the individual cloves in a container or jar, put a lid on it, and shake!
    — USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Let the wine simmer briskly for about 30 seconds, then adjust heat to cook at a slow simmer, and put a lid on the pan, setting it slightly ajar.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Too much inventory and a more negative outlook will put a lid on this stock.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Focusing on paying down high cost debt is a move that could help many, as the Fed moves to boost short-term interest rates to put a lid on inflation.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The hope is that the central bank can put a lid on consumer prices without pushing the economy into a tailspin, with all of the hardship that could entail.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Google quietly planned to put a lid on Apple’s search ambitions.
    — Nico Grant, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But the Federal Reserve has since vowed to bring that nominal spending growth back down to put a lid on inflation.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Fernández went on to dust off the old Kirchnerite playbook, announcing a ban on meat exports for 30 days in order to put a lid on prices in May.
    — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • Barclays has been trying to put a lid on costs including by cutting bonuses earlier this year.
    — Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 24 Nov. 2023
  • And as inflation expectations become entrenched, a greater effort is required to put a lid on it.
    — Fortune, 16 Nov. 2021
  • With rates for shorter-term bonds — most notably the 2-year Treasury — briefly rising higher than the rates for the 10-year Treasury, that also could put a lid on profits for banks that need to pay higher short-term rates on deposits.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Central bank officials, who are scheduled to meet this week, have been dialing up interest rates in recent months in an attempt to put a lid on soaring prices.
    — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 13 June 2022
  • Doximity has rules that should put a lid on misinformation.
    — Olivia Solon, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Skyrocketing mortgage rates put a lid on an ever-so-hot real estate market.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Central banks are faced with the unenviable task of trying to put a lid on decades-high inflation without triggering harsh recessions that could unleash misery around the world.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Opposing defenses have operated in that scheme for a majority of the season as a way to, in essence, put a lid on the offense and keep everything in front of defenders to prevent big plays.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing since the Federal Reserve began raising its benchmark interest rate in March to put a lid on runaway inflation.
    — Aaron Gregg and Yiwen Lu, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • But the chronic selling pressure when Americans retire in waves, as is currently happening with the baby boomer generation, could have put a lid on stock-market returns for years.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2023

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