self-restraining
Example Sentences
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These two countries are called superpowers, but the name is illusory, since the power they have to level the earth and each other is self-restraining.
From Time Magazine Archive
Good men, honest men, accurate men, righteous men, patient men, self-restraining men, fair men, modest men.
From Town Geology by Kingsley, Charles
In brief, as much amazement was expressed as though "men of business" were commonly infallible, and the world had never heard of a man of business whose conduct was not ruled by self-restraining prudence.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
For such a house as this embodies the possibility of living with grace and decorum throughout by dint of loving carefulness and self-restraining simplicity.
From Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life by Lee, Vernon
The arrogant spending instinct had gained upon the moderating and self-restraining instinct.
From Marriage à la mode by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
