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

Even fewer are regularly taking antiretrovirals to keep their condition under control. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Electrolyte keeps reaction under control Making the additional reaction reversible required the researchers to address another problem. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron recently asked the European Commission to allow more biofuels in diesel to help keep prices under control. — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

After bringing the fire under control, firefighters remained at the scene looking for any hot spots, fire officials said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

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