How to Use restriction in a Sentence

restriction

noun
  • Building in that area came with some restrictions.
  • They will lift export restrictions.
  • They placed restrictions on smoking indoors.
  • The government hopes to lift the restriction in March or April, when the weather is warmer.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2023
  • But on a recent summer evening, the air filled with the sound of bleating goats and the scent of fried dough, there were few restrictions.
    Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Pause, then rotate your leg side-to-side on the roller, to help relieve some of the muscle restriction.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The videos now have a prompt at the bottom noting the sound was removed due to copyright restrictions.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • That ban ended this week, but new restrictions are in place.
    Hallie Golden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • The next most-common outcome, in 17% of challenges, was for a book to be placed under some form of restriction.
    Hannah Natanson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • At least three of Guangzhou’s 11 districts have been put under some sort of restriction.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Already on a minute restriction, Thompson had just two points on 1-of-8 shooting at the time.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Details of the restrictions are also available at this link.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Eleven other crew members were freed on bail and with restrictions.
    Reuters, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • Still, some transgender adults in the state say they have been dropped from their doctors due to the new restrictions and requirements.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 June 2023
  • Those restrictions flew out the studio window when the compact disc arrived in the Eighties.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • New-home prices in China’s 70 biggest cities rose in each of the first four months of the year, reversing a yearlong slide during the height of Covid restrictions.
    Claire Fu, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • Of course, there are limits to the amount of compensation required and restrictions on what’s covered and what’s not.
    Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But until there’s a positive test in Indiana, Marsh said, the state doesn’t need to put tighter restrictions in place.
    Benjamin Thorp, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
  • In January, he was granted bond with a firearm restriction, court records show.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Roja, 52, a shopkeeper who arrived at the border two weeks ago, wasn’t deterred by the new U.S. restrictions, or the storm that swamped the migrant camp.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Trump was held in contempt of court for violating the restrictions 10 times.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 31 May 2024
  • Without a minutes restriction but still coming off the bench to ease his return, Jackson was on the court for just 13 minutes.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Every airport may have its own set of guidelines and restrictions.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The move comes as states like Ohio impose their own restrictions on teen social media access.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The city recently dipped into a reservoir built in 2014 to stave off water restrictions during the drought.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Nonetheless, the Taliban pressed on with the restrictions of women’s rights and their exclusion from the society and the future of Afghanistan.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Each of its shoes feature minimal soles that give you the ability to bend and flex without restriction, and still feel the ground beneath your feet.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The judge laid out tight restrictions governing distribution of the videos.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The Taliban has banned Afghan women from reciting verses from the Quran or praying loudly in front of each other, the latest in a series of restrictions imposed on women.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But, in many states, your calculation might also include the fact that, by law, your employer must allow you some time off during the workday to vote, albeit with certain restrictions.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024

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