restrain

Example Sentences

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For more than a year, the owners of other major league teams have telegraphed their desire to restrain all that spending, preferably through a salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

That's a struggle many businesses share, with Ukraine's central bank saying recently that "The difficult situation in the energy sector will continue to restrain business activity for a long time".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

It takes a special effort to restrain yourself from touching these alluringly dimensional surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Constitutional amendments exist precisely to restrain political actors when temptation is greatest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He couldn’t restrain his pride at the success of his gift, at the princess’s courageous receiving of it.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks