restraining
Example Sentences
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Wright and Pyburn are two of about 30 athletes who filed a lawsuit in Louisiana and were granted a temporary restraining order to return to college for one more season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
West, who is barred from presenting herself as a parent, cannot visit the child because of a restraining order.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
ABC and Disney have requested a "speedy hearing" from the court and a temporary restraining order.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The push for a trial came after a California federal court granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing for four weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It’ll help, in any case, if we do start looking into things like restraining orders.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
