How to Use restraint in a Sentence

restraint

noun

• 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.
• Jails have restraint chairs and spit hoods but no padded cells.
  — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
• The agent pulled out a pair of Velcro restraints and forced them over Paul’s hands.
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
• So much has happened in the year since Tyre slipped out of his restraint and fell to his death.
  — Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• Once the tub was filled, Fisher cut her restraints and told her to undress and get in the tub.
  — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• She was bound with restraints and found nearly 150 miles from her home.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 June 2024
• He was laid face down on the ground, released from his restraints and stripped of his jail uniform.
  — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
• But his office said the restraints on Akil were put on by JPS staff.
  — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• But most of today’s justices no longer feel bound by that rule of restraint.
  — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• And the problem with that is, the Israelis have pursued that policy of restraint over the last 15 years, 16 years with Hamas.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Irvo didn't deserve to be put in five-point restraints.
  — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 9 May 2023
• Paul’s dad went to the meeting, which was recorded on Zoom, with a list of questions: What kinds of restraints were used on his son?
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
• Over a two-week period, Rees was strapped to a restraint chair daily for up to 12 hours, the lawsuit said.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
• In this worldview, restraints on power are for losers, too.
  — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
• Griffith comes clean to the interns, who all agree that Griffith showed restraint.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
• At their best, Doyle’s small triumphs of restraint and husbandry add up to something large.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022
• Even the gentlest of restraints—the airbag—can shatter limbs and leave alkali burns on eyes.
  — Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• But every now and then it can be done right, with a bit of restraint, and perhaps even be forgiven.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2023
• But Black patients were 31% more likely to be placed in restraints than white patients.
  — Anika Nayak, STAT, 25 Sep. 2023
• No doubt his friendship with Dutcher was a large factor in his restraint.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
• Now some lawmakers are calling for more restraint in the final months of the election.
  — Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
• Since filming took place at the historic Knebworth House, there were restraints and measures taken to preserve the state of the home.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Mar. 2023
• The restraint inherent to the Giants' game plans was no accident.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• Even for the Secret Service, Funk said, there are restraints on how far protection can go.
  — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• In recent years, the two of us have teamed up to cover ticketing and the use of seclusion and restraint in Illinois school districts.
  — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 12 July 2024
• That’s because fast growth could be a sign that management is adding deposits and loans by throwing risk restraints to the wind.
  — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• Which makes the restraint of a performer like Billy Crystal feel kind of refreshing.
  — Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024