How do you use Restrained in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like reserved or subdued, plus the exact meaning.
Restrained in a sentence
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Restrained meaning
- Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
- Proscribed, restricted.
Synonyms of Restrained
Using Restrained
- The main meaning on this page is: Held back, limited, kept in check or under control. | Proscribed, restricted.
- Useful related words include: reserved, unostentatious, subdued, low-keyed.
- In the example corpus, restrained often appears in combinations such as: restrained by, was restrained, restrained and.
Context around Restrained
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Restrained
- In this selection, "restrained" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, properly, physically and less stand out and add context to how "restrained" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after being restrained by police and after being restrained he continued. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "restrained" sits close to words such as biting, bonnie and canopy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with restrained
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gaetz was restrained by Rep. Richard Hudson. (7 words)
Aren’t they restrained by the same laws? (8 words)
Beckham’s body twitches as he is restrained. (8 words)
During sentencing on Thursday, July 13, the court heard how Ben showed immediate signs of fear, dropping to the ground and attempting to pull away, but was unable to do so because he was being restrained on a lead by his owner. (42 words)
A male was reported for hitting people in Eastgate Street, he was found by the CPO team on the Oxbode where he was seen to strike a store owner, this male was restrained by the CPO until police arrived and arrested. (41 words)
A 30-year-old Victorian male learner driver was charged for driving while being unaccompanied and an 18-year-old P-plater motorist was charged for driving with an child who was not properly restrained in their seat. (38 words)
Aren’t they restrained by the same laws? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 30-year-old Victorian male learner driver was charged for driving while being unaccompanied and an 18-year-old P-plater motorist was charged for driving with an child who was not properly restrained in their seat.
AAP leaders claimed that “BJP’s highhandedness and vindictive politics have restrained and forced Kejriwal from taking up extensive campaigning in Karnataka”.
A defence barrister said the child had been restrained but had "seemingly managed to release the restraints".
A driver can also be fined for every child under 14 found not properly restrained.
After being exposed to the Orchis signal, however, Anna fell into a blind rage and ultimately had to be restrained by Spider-Man.
A growth momentum in the non-oil sector is likely to be restrained by continued weakness in the oil sector.
A male was reported for hitting people in Eastgate Street, he was found by the CPO team on the Oxbode where he was seen to strike a store owner, this male was restrained by the CPO until police arrived and arrested.
An autopsy revealed she had been raped, strangled and restrained with different bindings about two months before her body was found.
Aren’t they restrained by the same laws?
A teen was isolated and physically restrained in violation of health policy guidelines during an admission to Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital, an investigation has found.
A video circulating online showed a black female customer being physically restrained in a Peckham hair products shop.
A woman was restrained by a number of security in the court foyer.
Beckham’s body twitches as he is restrained.
Black people are seven times more likely to die than white people after being restrained by police, according to a new report by charity Inquest.
Colleagues have been less restrained, with MP Ian Paisley saying he does not believe the new terms 'cut the mustard'.
Congressman Mike Rogers, one of McCarthy’s top backers, even had to be restrained by a colleague after he tried to confront Gaetz over his refusal to budge.
During sentencing on Thursday, July 13, the court heard how Ben showed immediate signs of fear, dropping to the ground and attempting to pull away, but was unable to do so because he was being restrained on a lead by his owner.
Even after being restrained, he "continued to behave belligerently by taking off his clothes", said the prosecutor.
Gaetz was restrained by Rep. Richard Hudson.
He also restrained the ETC from conducting any election or selection of an Obong of Calabar without the participation of Etubom Ani and Mbiabo Ikoneto, as doing otherwise would render such acts null and avoid.
Common combinations with restrained
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- restrained by 34×
- was restrained 24×
- restrained and 16×
- be restrained 14×
- restrained in 13×
- restrained the 13×
- being restrained 12×
- more restrained 11×
- and restrained 9×
- properly restrained 8×