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
In many cases a lack of restraint, bad education, uncontrolled passion, are a marked influence in fixing the neurasthenic habit.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
