bring under control
Example Sentences
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The fire - which spread quickly both upwards and between the blocks - was only fully doused by Friday morning, and took more than 2,000 firefighters to bring under control.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Other prices could be harder to bring under control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Gale-force winds combined with hot, dry weather to whip up the flames over the past week in Greece, making the blazes exceptionally difficult to bring under control.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023
After keeping the virus mostly at bay for nearly two years, Hong Kong authorities have been unable to bring under control an outbreak driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022
It is meant at least to imply that somewhere is lodged a power to bring under control or supervision the refractory or evil elements of society for the well being of the whole.
From Crime: Its Cause and Treatment by Darrow, Clarence
