self-restraint
Example Sentences
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As a result of their less mature brains, kids exhibit less impulse control and self-restraint than adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Whatever the outcome, the court will be deciding not only the fate of one executive order but whether its own doctrine of self-restraint in election cases still has any meaning.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
And I mean, it definitely has a lot of self-restraint attached to it, so who knows if I possess that as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
"I would say that a summary of Chinese policy towards Russia is one of self-restraint," he says.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Although I know his capacity for self-restraint in a dangerous moment is uncanny.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
