self-restraint

Example Sentences

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It has been a matter of self-restraint, a norm in which presidents chose not to use all the power they might legally possess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Despite the usual crowds of thousands, the feeling of self-restraint was more evident this year, the 30-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The governor of Sweida, Mustapha al-Bakur, called on his constituents to "exercise self-restraint and respond to national calls for reform".

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

To trust that beef, salt, pepper, and a little self-restraint can deliver something not just passable, but sublime.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

She could only use patience and self-restraint poor tools when matched against the heartfelt mania of love to which the ancient race was martyred.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White