lack of restraint
Example Sentences
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The Rams showed that same lack of restraint against the Titans, looking nothing like the measured and efficient L.A. team that came into the game with an NFL-low 31 penalties through the first eight games.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021
“Whether my opponent’s comment was born out of frustration or ignorance, I cannot say. But his actions do not excuse my lack of restraint in the moment.”
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019
Its complete lack of restraint, cynicism, or self-consciousness invites viewers to drop their own reservations and just feel the big, broad, simple emotions as they're played out on-screen, through memorable songs and elaborate fantasy sequences.
From The Verge • Sep. 14, 2016
One can’t help but be mesmerized by the sheer extravagance of the work; the pleasure is in his lack of restraint.
From Washington Post • May 5, 2015
The life was horrible to me after the luxury and lack of restraint I had enjoyed, and I meant to desert.
From The Deserter by King, Charles
