Make sure the child safety restraint is in place. The prisoner was placed in restraints. His angry response showed a lack of restraint. The government has acted with restraint in dealing with this crisis.
Recent Examples on the WebThe Permian’s crop of private oil producers is already showing signs of restraint. Collin Eaton, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022 That attitude of restraint paid off when Trump awarded Patterson a National Humanities Medal, the only one conferred on a novelist during Trump’s time in office. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The Summit, delivers a performance of restraint and intense focus as Julio Strassera, a government attorney who masks his very real sense of panic with professional doggedness. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 Despite its firmer stance, some experts said the white paper’s overall message was one of restraint. Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 Felix Frankfurter was an eloquent liberal champion of judicial restraint. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 The Primetime Emmys will present awards in 118 categories this year, making the Grammys look like a model of restraint. Paul Grein, Billboard, 26 July 2022 These dishes, too, showed the kind of restraint that requires confidence in one’s ingredients and execution.New York Times, 21 July 2022 Emotion here comes from an intensity of restraint rather than from surrender or sensuality. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French restreinte, from restreindre