restraint
Example Sentences
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In a social media post on Sunday, the spokesman for the Iranian parliament's national security commission warned Washington: "Our restraint is over as of today."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Her social media persona generally follows the same restraint.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
"No adversary should mistake our current restraint with a lack of resolve," said Caine, who spoke alongside Hegseth.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
CNN’s Brian Stelter, who wrote a book documenting the president’s war on journalism in meticulous detail, praised the president for his restraint.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
It was free of restraint, free of the fear of consequences; it did not take the familiar shape of a relationship with a parent.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing restraint
Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 4
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