restraining

Example Sentences

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Sheinbaum’s negotiators look ready to give ground on technical issues like increasing U.S. content thresholds for North American cars or restraining Chinese “back door” investment in Mexico.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Judge Trainor also imposed a two-year restraining order.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A judge granted a temporary restraining order halting construction at the warehouse soon after Maryland filed its lawsuit.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

A judge granted a temporary restraining order in February 2019, but less than three months later, Fraire and the woman reached an agreement to have it withdrawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Perhaps they had already been restraining their curiosity, and they left, fearful that their glances, like a field of nesting birds, might be startled and caught.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston