self-restrained
Example Sentences
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Indeed, John Smart thinks that given their processing capacity, A.I.s would actually be “vastly more responsible, regulated, and self-restrained than human beings.”
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2016
But his Black Keys bandmate was not so self-restrained.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2014
Yet there were the self-restrained Galaxy tied 0-0 with their captain standing over a potential 68th minute winner.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2013
The son was active, busy, practical, conspicuous; the father, although not indolent, and not unpractical, was nevertheless quiet, dreamy, reflective, self-restrained, and unobtrusive.
From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Furneaux Jordan
Even in the shock of dismay, she was dignified and self-restrained.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
