restraining

Example Sentences

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Elevated rates are restraining demand for what was supposed to be a rebound spring buying season.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Palacios’ attorney, Stacie Halpern, said Tuesday she could not immediately comment on the allegations in the restraining order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The boys were also made subject to a three-month curfew and given a restraining order for 10 years not to contact their victims.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The U.K. rate setter estimates that the interest rate at which the BOE is neither stimulating nor restraining the economy is 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But Brutus's excitement got the best of him, and he ended up knocking the ball just past the length of the chain restraining him.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds