restraint
Example Sentences
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And after spending years appealing to Butcher’s better angels, Hughie ultimately serves as his mentor’s final restraint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Ali praised Dosanjh's ability to bring warmth and restraint to emotionally complex scenes, particularly opposite Shah's character who struggles with Alzheimer's disease.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
It looks like a sector attempting to reaccelerate after a long period of policy-driven restraint.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
But it’s now clear that once you abandon all restraint and say the ends justify the means, even if there’s an argument for it, the whole legal edifice crumbles.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Lelia taught him not to bite through it: a good lesson in restraint.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing restraint
Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 4
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