restrain

Example Sentences

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Having lowered rates last year, many officials think they may not be doing much to restrain the economy as it is, leaving little room to cut absent meaningful weakening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That's a struggle many businesses share, with Ukraine's central bank saying recently that "The difficult situation in the energy sector will continue to restrain business activity for a long time".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Barron’s Live: Matt McLennan and his First Eagle colleagues started the year highlighting the risks of America’s twin deficits, hyperscaler spending, and “geopolitical disequilibrium”—all forces that continue to restrain the U.S. stock market.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

It takes a special effort to restrain yourself from touching these alluringly dimensional surfaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Harry and Ron had given up asking her how she was managing to attend several classes at once, but they couldn’t restrain themselves when they saw the exam schedule she had drawn up for herself.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling