- present participle of restrain.
restraining
Example Sentences
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He is already in prison having been jailed on Thursday after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-partner Georgia Harrison.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Georgia Harrison did not attend court, but the prosecution read out a statement where she described feeling isolated, exposed and unsafe, and asked for the restraining order to be extended.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The push for a trial came after a California federal court granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing for four weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing the high-profile case, issued a temporary restraining order to block the merger from finalizing while the two sides hash out the evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Will felt himself grow dizzy, and Lyra was restraining Pantalaimon, hare-formed himself in sympathy, who was bucking and snapping in her arms.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
