- present participle of restrain.
restraining
Example Sentences
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Martinez was granted the restraining order and is seeking sole legal and physical custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In July 2024, the county Department of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention issued a report with more than a dozen recommendations for reducing domestic violence homicides by improving access to restraining orders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Last month, Kelly issued a temporary restraining order requiring the administration to restore the outlets’ credentials, rejecting, at least at that stage, the administration’s national security rationale for yanking access.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Circuit held an emergency hearing in a lawsuit filed by the news outlets, and at around midnight, Judge Kelly issued a temporary restraining order to stop the White House ban for 14 days.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“No, we’ve got to find him guilty first,” the officer without insignia cautioned with a languid restraining wave.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
