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'restraint' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'restraint' with 3 example sentences.


restraint noun

: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

: discipline in personal and social activities

: the state of being physically constrained

: a rule or condition that limits freedom

: lack of ornamentation

: a device that retards something's motion


  • He refused to exercise self-restraint.
  • You have more restraint than most people.
  • She was angry, but she spoke with restraint.
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