Definition of unrestrained
1 : not restrained : immoderate, uncontrolled unrestrained proliferation of technology
2 : free of constraint : spontaneous felt happy and unrestrained
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Examples of unrestrained in a Sentence
The child in the car accident was unrestrained.
She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.
Recent Examples of unrestrained from the Web
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Florida Highway Patrol Spokesman Joe Sanchez Unrestrained passengers are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle, according to the CDC.
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Most of the children who died were not wearing seatbelts — nationwide, 43 percent were unrestrained or improperly restrained.
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At times, the Marines struck back with unrestrained violence.
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Yet the IDF also fought with an unrestrained ferocity in Gaza with tactics more akin to textbook military campaigns than those used in recent counterinsurgencies.
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UNRESTRAINED Defined for English Language Learners
unrestrained
playDefinition of unrestrained for English Language Learners
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: not held in place by a belt, seat, device, etc.
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: not controlled or limited
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