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

South Fulton officials say that the fire on the 5500 block of Mallory Road is under control, but crews remain on the scene, working to contain the massive smoke plume that could be seen from miles away. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

While multiple songs stretched past the 10-minute mark, there was always a callback to another groove or a riff to keep everything under control. — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

The last time the government got its spending under control was in 1998, part of an effort led by former President Bill Clinton and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Any commercial system would need consistent separation performance while keeping operating costs under control. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for under control

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