restrain

Example Sentences

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Having lowered rates last year, many officials think they may not be doing much to restrain the economy as it is, leaving little room to cut absent meaningful weakening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That's a struggle many businesses share, with Ukraine's central bank saying recently that "The difficult situation in the energy sector will continue to restrain business activity for a long time".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“The colonel was always trying to restrain him from speaking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

To compensate for these weakened incentives, regulators build an extensive supervisory apparatus to restrain risk-taking.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“Impossible. We should restrain her with a binding juju and make a run for it.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas