curbing

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

"The dictionary's definition of "optimistic" explains its meaning as a positive outlook. "

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

"The teacher had to restrain the students' excitement so they could listen to the instructions. "

"He promoted his clerk to office manager."

"The children carefully stepped over the curbstones to cross the street. "

"Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."

"The family spread their picnic blanket on the grassy riverbank. "

"The bright sunlight streaming through the window illustrates the dust particles dancing in the air. "

"There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms."

"The corporation was accused of unethical behavior for knowingly producing a product suspected of harming health."

"The difference in her haircut was noticeable immediately. "