lack of restraint
Example Sentences
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But a lack of restraint actually stunts his personal growth because it comes with an unhealthy amount of self-importance.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022
“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
Then the tension had suddenly relaxed, everybody talked with everybody else, displaying a lack of restraint that bordered on intimacy.
From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer
