Restraint means: something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures. Related words include control or constraint. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Restraint in practice.
Restraint in a sentence
Related words
Restraint meaning
- something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
- control or caution; reserve
Synonyms of Restraint
Example sentences (20)
It is no secret that working in the retail/service industry requires a lot of patience, restraint, and perseverance.
Restraint chairs are sometimes used in prisons and hospitals to control those who could injure themselves or others.
An autopsy said the cause was a meth overdose, and jailers admitted they had strapped Mr. Ames to a restraint chair.
Open 12 - 10pm on Friday and Saturday, 12 - 9pm the rest of the week except Monday when the restraint is closed.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom knows which way the political wind blows, and suddenly he’s discovered spending restraint.
It will take time, however, for the full effects of monetary restraint to be realized, especially on inflation.
He noted he regularly encounters "medical consequences" of the prone restraint when working in an ambulance.
Social media users marveled at the harsh dual reality of Williams’ restraint while reliving the trauma of watching a man die.
The inability to buy or lease a Tesla in our state is a restraint of trade that infringes on our freedom of choice as consumers.
With intelligent regulation protocols and restraint on unreasonable litigation nuclear power can be both safe and cost effective.
But the Hornets’ self-restraint paid off as they beat the Vikings 42-29 to capture their first sectional championship since 1977.
If the Angels counted on Ohtani to have a similar dollar-sign-adored restraint, they shouldn’t have.
Tehran is likely to abandon all restraint and sell Russia ballistic missiles to use against Ukraine.
Devices like blindfolds, gags and chastity devices are used to amplify anticipation and restraint.
But as they called for restraint, the US moved more troops to the region and threatened retaliation if American forces were attacked.
Data security and privacy concerns are also a major restraint for the digital pathology market.
There's great power to a little bit of restraint and letting your imagination fill in the gaps.
The staff member denied the allegation and wrote in the incident report that the boy attempted to hit him, so he put him in a restraint.
Even though the most impressive thing really was the enormous restraint he showed by not dedicating his award to Cork people everywhere.
It’s tiresome, tedious, juvenile behavior from a supposed adult who knows no self-restraint.
Common combinations with restraint
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- restraint and 33×
- of restraint 20×
- and restraint 13×
- the restraint 12×
- restraint in 12×
- for restraint 11×
- exercise restraint 11×
- restraint on 6×
- restraint or 5×
- restraint of 5×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word restraint. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.