under control

idiom

: 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

Nevertheless, the company surpassed sales volume forecasts in other areas, and cash costs stayed under control relative to expectations. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

The shift means more enrollees with diabetes had their condition under control, preventing spirals toward strokes, kidney disease, amputations or emergency care. —Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026

The remarkable test-taking, paper-writing power of AI is hardly under control at liberal-arts colleges such as Amherst or Davidson. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026

Monroe tried to keep Zeus's condition under control with medication and regular visits to a veterinarian, but finding a solution was difficult. —Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 29 Jan. 2026

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