restrained

Example Sentences

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But as you move inland and north — into Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia — winter cooking becomes heartier, more restrained, and deeply tied to survival.

From Salon

But I had assumed that the checks and balances built into the American system would have restrained executive powers.

From Barron's

But I had assumed that the checks and balances built into the American system would have restrained executive powers.

From Barron's

If, on the other hand, the endowment returns are stifled, the hiring of new administrators will be restrained, if not stopped entirely.

From MarketWatch

Internally he is more confident than last time and less restrained.

From The Wall Street Journal