- present participle of restrain.
restraining
Example Sentences
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After Frimpong issued a temporary restraining order last year, the government “represented to this Court and the Supreme Court that these operations were based on “intelligence,” the motion states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Paramount’s decision came after a federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order request by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The 14-day restraining order prohibits the companies from closing the $81 billion deal as a dozen states challenge it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
After restraining himself for half an hour, Peter asked somewhat irritably if he would stop fiddling with the radio.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
