restrain
Example Sentences
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She was arguably the most famous woman of her time, and Queen Elizabeth II's style - though restrained and often conservative - was instantly recognisable.
From BBC
But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.
This month, Nike won an initial round when a federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana rejected Bartlett’s motion to temporarily restrain Nike from selling its Total 90 products.
"Because glycans are known to restrain the immune response to cancer in multiple tumor types, we suspect our molecules could offer new and potentially more effective treatment options for many cancer patients."
From Science Daily
Bonta said he and other attorney generals have not decided whether they will seek a restraining order or temporary injunction to change the new funding policy.
From Los Angeles Times
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