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

Catalan Fire Service head of operations Eduard Martinez said the blaze had a perimeter of 25 miles and firefighters may not be able to bring it under control on Sunday, EFE said. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

About 15 fire departments, 30 fire trucks and 70 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was brought under control in about an hour, Terrell told the Akron Beacon Journal. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

This situation was well under control between a helicopter and multiple officers on the ground. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 1 July 2026

People over 40 with obesity appear to have both their blood pressure and cholesterol under control at levels rivaling their peers with normal body mass index, research published Wednesday in the Lancet has found. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for under control

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