- present participle of restrain.
restraining
Example Sentences
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In 2025, the company sought and was denied a temporary restraining order against one resident it claimed harassed lot workers and blocked Waymos from entering the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Paramount’s decision came after a California federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing in 28 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Paramount’s decision came after a federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, based in Oakland, on Monday granted a temporary restraining order request by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Celaena curtsied, restraining the urge to keep walking; if she had to deal with too much courtly nonsense, she might be better off back in Endovier.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
