restrained
Example Sentences
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“The deceased was a restrained driver involved in a single vehicle collision at a high rate of speed,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
"Everything was there, but a little bit contained, a little bit restrained," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Amongst Women” depicts this claustrophobic domain in restrained prose that is infused with tension when Moran marries again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The Augur who restrained Laia lifts the girl’s body with difficulty and staggers off the dais.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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