refrained
Example Sentences
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While Kennedy has refrained from commenting on the current court or President Trump, he has written a memoir that tells his life story and explains the reasoning behind the major decisions of his era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
In a July 16 announcement, the FDA refrained from naming Taylor Farms because of legal restrictions around trade secrets, according to people familiar with the decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters chose not to preview or promote the speech in the two prime hours leading up to it, and Ingraham refrained from mentioning it on her Friday, Monday and Tuesday broadcasts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch refrained from attacking the outgoing PM's record, instead praising him for his work on Ukraine and his friendship with the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
If you refrained from pressing, you would probably have reversed that decision if the stakes had been $10,000 vs. $9,500.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
