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
Even Elton, self-restrained, almost self-sufficient, admitted that Mr. Triggs was right.
From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Jenkins, Herbert George
Miss Priscilla was far too self-restrained to ever be as foolishly, thrillingly tender and fond, and happy as she, Theodora North, would have been.
From Theo A Sprightly Love Story by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
