self-restraint

Example Sentences

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He wants the nation to reflect on the things that he’s asked his own son to understand: “self-restraint and self-discipline and self-control.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi noted it was currently Ramadan, "the month of self-restraint and strengthening of solidarity in the Islamic world".

From BBC

It has been a matter of self-restraint, a norm in which presidents chose not to use all the power they might legally possess.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the usual crowds of thousands, the feeling of self-restraint was more evident this year, the 30-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's

In a statement, Saudi Arabia, which signed a mutual defence pact with Pakistan last month, called for self-restraint and avoidance of escalation between Islamabad and Kabul.

From BBC