restraining

Example Sentences

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The group also filed for a temporary restraining order to stop the construction and prevent further planning for the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Elevated rates are restraining demand for what was supposed to be a rebound spring buying season.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The U.K. rate setter estimates that the interest rate at which the BOE is neither stimulating nor restraining the economy is 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.

From Slate • May 19, 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