self-restraint

Example Sentences

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We’re back at the Capitol Hill restaurant Smith, where Zack is apologizing to Bliss, who is exhibiting an incredible amount of self-restraint in not demanding he get on his knees in regret.

From Seattle Times

They argued the Games undermined the government’s already unconvincing calls for self-restraint and suggested the Olympic bubble was far more porous than organizers had claimed.

From Washington Post

"People's self-restraint is likely to continue, so a rebound may be delayed," Kodama said, adding that the spread of coronavirus variants posed a risk to the economy.

From Reuters

The UAE cautioned it was necessary to preserve Jerusalem‘s historical identity and maintain “maximum self-restraint to avoid the region slipping into new levels of instability in a way that threatens peace.”

From Washington Times

This encourages them to embrace both “political self-restraint” and “mental and emotional discipline.”

From Washington Post