How to Use under control in a Sentence

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• Crews had the fire under control overnight, Kline said.
  — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Crews were able to get the blaze under control in about 30 minutes, Graves said.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2023
• The bow stayed level, and the boat felt under control at all times, even when jumping from the 45 mph cruise to the top end at 56.
  — Chloe Braithwaite, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
• Using three hose lines, the fire was brought under control in less than an hour.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
• The blaze was brought under control in about 20 minutes.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
• The fire caused by the explosion was contained, and would be put out once the leak was under control.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Trump has promised to get the cost of living under control by shaking things up.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
• The firefighters got the fire under control and stopped the flames from reaching the other home, Sylvia said.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
• Ready to take the first step to getting your finances under control?
  — Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
• From a world-of-peace point of view, the goal of any military action is to bring a threat under control.
  — James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2023
• Abreu gripped the leash tightly and pulled back, trying to keep Blu under control.
  — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• After the four-day mark and swelling is under control, the plan is to get the ankle moving again, the doctor told Scott.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2023
• Many of the Copa refs struggled to keep games under control.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
• Keep weeds under control; control the young growths and apply a mulch. 36.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Jack thought the adults had the situation under control after yelling at the teens to break it up.
  — Mike Schell, The Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2024
• The Fed has kept interest rates high to bring price hikes under control.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
• Use gel and a toothbrush to get your baby hairs under control and then wrap a scarf around your hairline to let the gel set.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
• Biden has singled out insulin as a cost that needs to be brought under control.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• Firefighters had the fire under control in about 10 minutes, and the workers were able to get out on their own.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
• That means that central banks may have to work harder to bring it under control, which raises the chances of more rate hikes.
  — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2023
• This was a time when some of his impulses were under control.
  — Carita Rizzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
• The fire was under control by 2:12 p.m., according to Facebook posts by the Fire Department and the city of Rogers.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2023
• More than 90 firefighters worked to get the fire under control.
  — Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
• In Spain’s Tenerife, a fire that has scorched 58 square miles was being brought under control.
  — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
• Eighty firefighters were sent to address the blaze, which as of 12:02 p.m. was under control.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
• On smaller projects everything is under control, which is the way I’ve been used to from short films.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• The fire department said the fire was contained but still not under control.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 27 June 2024
• Air crews brought the fire under control by about 7: 15 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• Sexton noted that the fire took 20 minutes to bring under control.
  — Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
• The capture is exceptionally natural and background sounds are kept under control even though the mic is a condenser rather than dynamic.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024