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

Then the tension had suddenly relaxed, everybody talked with everybody else, displaying a lack of restraint that bordered on intimacy.

From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth