lack of restraint

Example Sentences

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But a lack of restraint actually stunts his personal growth because it comes with an unhealthy amount of self-importance.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022

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

And, in spite of all the underlying lack of restraint and the impurity, that the sense-enslaving glow of his art now unfolded stronger than before, there could be no doubt.

From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Schubin, Ossip