lack of restraint

Example Sentences

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“Whether my opponent’s comment was born out of frustration or ignorance, I cannot say. But his actions do not excuse my lack of restraint in the moment.”

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

In “Icarus” Rodchenkov admits his actions with a lack of restraint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2017

Its complete lack of restraint, cynicism, or self-consciousness invites viewers to drop their own reservations and just feel the big, broad, simple emotions as they're played out on-screen, through memorable songs and elaborate fantasy sequences.

From The Verge • Sep. 14, 2016

One can’t help but be mesmerized by the sheer extravagance of the work; the pleasure is in his lack of restraint.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2015

It is easy, however, to talk of the boisterousness, the “caricature,” the unlicensed recklessness of the book, the lack of restraint, the defiance of the probabilities. 

From Pickwickian Manners and Customs by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington