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Restrict is an English word with synonyms like curb or moderate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Restrict meaning

  1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
  2. To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

Synonyms of Restrict

curb moderate check contain hold hold in control confine limit restrain derestrict circumscribe cut back curtail trammel

Related words

Other words often associated with Restrict or its synonyms:

suppress minify lessen bound carry keep decrease bear ascertain throttle verify see

Using Restrict

  • The main meaning on this page is: To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine | To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
  • Useful related words include: curb, moderate, check, contain.
  • In the example corpus, restrict often appears in combinations such as: to restrict, restrict the, restrict access.

Context around Restrict

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

may 1× must 1× cannot 1×

Often after:

access 2× oneself 1× abortion 1× spending 1× pakistan 1× transgender 1× free 1×

Sentence patterns with Restrict

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

coats can restrict your mobility 1× companies must restrict some direct 1× crews will restrict the east 1× does not restrict abortion 1× efforts to restrict the power 1× entities may restrict access of 1× groups and restrict the definition 1× horses or restrict access during 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a baby should 1× abortion opponents worried 1× after acts of 1× also included are 1× another provision would 1× are we supposed 1×

Common sentence endings:

anti gay law 1× are widely shared 1× for 14 days 1× for expensive subscriptions 1× fossil fuel business 1× israeli supreme court 1×

Words around Restrict

Just before it in the word index:

restrepo 14 restrengthen 3 restraints 202 restraint 512 restrains 15 restraining 397

Just after it in the word index:

restricted 2.243 restricting 509 restriction 746 restrictionism 2 restrictionist 4 restrictionists 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

architectural 1.047 habit 1.047 olive 1.047 duck 1.046 greenhouse 1.046 punjab 1.046

Corpus analysis for Restrict

  • In this selection, "restrict" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, may, must, cannot, access, oneself and abortion stand out and add context to how "restrict" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include coats can restrict your mobility and companies must restrict some direct. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "restrict" sits close to words such as architectural, habit and olive, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with restrict

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But insiders say the party “cannot restrict its organisational expansion”. (10 words)

Calvin chooses not to restrict free expression in its student media. (11 words)

Another provision would restrict the ability of local health officers to respond to health emergencies. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Are we supposed to just sit back and watch silently while that military — which we have made such a huge investment in to amplify our power projection in the Middle East — fractures over efforts to restrict the power of the Israeli Supreme Court? (43 words)

According to the Senate bill, for accounts held by minors in Utah, certain social media companies must restrict some direct messaging, prohibit suggesting ads, accounts or content and provide a parent or guardian with access to the minor’s account. (40 words)

Passengers from green regions are not required to restrict their movements for 14 days on arrival but passengers arriving from an orange, red or gray region are requested to restrict their movements for 14 days. (35 words)

Question examples

Are we supposed to just sit back and watch silently while that military — which we have made such a huge investment in to amplify our power projection in the Middle East — fractures over efforts to restrict the power of the Israeli Supreme Court? (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

Passengers from green regions are not required to restrict their movements for 14 days on arrival but passengers arriving from an orange, red or gray region are requested to restrict their movements for 14 days.

It is therefore natural to restrict oneself to the category of T 0 topological groups, and restrict the definition of normal to normal and closed.

Some trails managed by the U. S. Forest Service and other governmental entities may restrict access of horses, or restrict access during certain times of the year.

A baby should never be curled so their chin is forced onto their chest as this can restrict their breathing.

Abortion opponents worried that providers would set up clinics in the city since New Mexico does not restrict abortion.

According to the Senate bill, for accounts held by minors in Utah, certain social media companies must restrict some direct messaging, prohibit suggesting ads, accounts or content and provide a parent or guardian with access to the minor’s account.

After acts of Parliament, we have subsidiary laws/rules (I will restrict this piece to these).

After all, some anti-abortion voters and organizations that have supported Republicans for years want to restrict the procedure as much as possible.

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Also included are several requirements to push U.S. intelligence to declassify more information and restrict how secrets are widely shared.

Another provision would restrict the ability of local health officers to respond to health emergencies.

Are we supposed to just sit back and watch silently while that military — which we have made such a huge investment in to amplify our power projection in the Middle East — fractures over efforts to restrict the power of the Israeli Supreme Court?

At the same time, the company signaled it will restrict spending on renewable energy projects to those it thinks can compete with the returns of its fossil-fuel business.

Balint is currently working on an amendment to next year’s defense authorization bill that would restrict or cut off security assistance to Uganda due to the anti-gay law.

Bavuma conceded that they hadn’t been as calculated as they could have been in their run chase, after the bowling attack had done well to restrict Pakistan to 270 runs.

Beginning on or around Monday, April 3, crews will restrict the east and west bound driving lanes of Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Big coats can restrict your mobility, scarves and hats can affect your visibility, and gloves can make it harder to grip the gear stick or steering wheel.

Bills in other states have sought to restrict transgender people’s use of public restrooms and limit their ability to be called by the pronouns that reflect their gender identity.

But insiders say the party “cannot restrict its organisational expansion”.

By unveiling an official ChatGPT for iPhone users, OpenAI will also restrict the downloads of that force users to pay for expensive subscriptions.

Calvin chooses not to restrict free expression in its student media.

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Common combinations with restrict

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "restrict" in a sentence?
An example: "Passengers from green regions are not required to restrict their movements for 14 days on arrival but passengers arriving from an orange, red or gray region are requested to restrict their movements for 14 days." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "restrict" from authentic English texts.
What does "restrict" mean?
Restrict means: To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
What are synonyms of "restrict"?
Common synonyms of "restrict" include: curb, moderate, check, contain, hold, hold in, control, confine. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "restrict" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "restrict", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.