bring under control

Example Sentences

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Other prices could be harder to bring under control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Gale-force winds combined with hot, dry weather to whip up the flames over the past week in Greece, making the blazes exceptionally difficult to bring under control.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

About 10 helicopters dropping water and 150 firefighters and 50 military personnel were working to contain the wildfire that could take more than a day to bring under control, authorities said.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

After keeping the virus mostly at bay for nearly two years, Hong Kong authorities have been unable to bring under control an outbreak driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

So Rebecca, during her stay at Queen's Crawley, made as many friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness as she could possibly bring under control.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace