under control

phrase

: able to be handled or managed with success : not out of control

She remained calm and kept the situation under control.

A year after the divorce, he finally got his life back under control.

The firefighters got the fire under control.

You need to get your drinking/gambling/anger under control.

Examples of under control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bobbie DeBrito Photography Both women's pulmonary hypertension is currently under control, Highland said. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

From the outside, many high performers appear to have everything under control. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

City officials said this week that the latest outbreak is under control. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

On July 29, Medicare chief Mehmet Oz announced that the government is canceling a subsidy program that kept premiums for the Medicare prescription drug benefit — known as Part D — under control. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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