The people returned to their homes when the flood threat eased after a few hours.

The tension eased for the rest of us after a day or two.

The policy of repression was eased soon after Stalin's death in 1953.

For many war children, the situation would ease only decades after the war.

He would agree to ease monetary policy only reluctantly, after months of pressure.

He noted that all worked out well when the Fed eased rates after the 1987 crash.

The crisis eased after a few weeks, and the task group resumed normal operations.

The tension eased at last, after hours of painful anticipation.

Unemployment and poverty eased only very slowly after the return to growth in early 1996.

He eased into his chair after a long day of work.