Examples of restrained in a Sentence
She was admired for her restrained behavior.
a restrained style of architecture
The room was decorated with restrained colors.
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Other responses to the Reiners’ deaths were more restrained.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Jose said that he was tackled, restrained and put into one of the cars operated by ICE.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Under a subsequent order, Robinson is permitted to wear street clothes in pretrial hearings but must remain physically restrained.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The ones made by Graf Lantz have a tidy, contemporary look that plays well with both bold and restrained design preferences, and come in an expressive melange of colors and shapes.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Nov. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Jose said that he was tackled, restrained and put into one of the cars operated by ICE.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Under a subsequent order, Robinson is permitted to wear street clothes in pretrial hearings but must remain physically restrained.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The ones made by Graf Lantz have a tidy, contemporary look that plays well with both bold and restrained design preferences, and come in an expressive melange of colors and shapes.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restrained
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“Restrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrained. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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