How to Use restrict in a Sentence

restrict

verb

• She was told to restrict the amount of salt she uses.
• The new law restricts smoking in public places.
• They have accused the government of trying to restrict free speech.
• They say the government is trying to restrict them from speaking out.
• Her eye problem restricts her reading.
• Park hunter suggest that hunters restrict their search to parks.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
• But both are restricted, which changes the cost.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
• Yes, we were restricted from our phones.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
• Don't restrict a room to how it's described in your home's floor plan.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• But that doesn’t mean sperm whales want to restrict themselves to the open ocean.
  — Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2023
• Be sure your socks don’t bunch or crease, which can also restrict blood flow.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• In time, this upside-down world would no longer be restricted to the ice.
  — Tim Brinkhof, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
• For me, nothing is meant to restrict or distract.
  — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Where are the attempts to restrict books taking place?
  — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
• The bill would also restrict what hemp shops look like to visitors.
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
• Sanders isn’t the first governor to ban or restrict the use of certain words.
  — Andrew Demillo and Claire Savage, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
• And teachers support policies to ban or restrict phone use at school.
  — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Downtown and areas to its south and west will be restricted for at least part of the day.
  — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
• Check for local rules that restrict lawn feedings to certain times of the year.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
• The ideal shuffling pack should be snug while running and should not restrict your form.
  — Andy Cochrane, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2022
• Some cruise lines also restrict certain areas of their ships to adults.
  — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
• Public or restricted links give you control over who sees what.
  — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
• Politicians from both parties are pushing bills to restrict them.
  — Editorial, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
• As a result, access to the area is restricted.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
• Yet that isn't being restricted now.
  — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• So that aspect of restricting the ability to read and then what slaves read.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
• Women in states that ban or restrict the procedure could look to other states for care.
  — Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 10 May 2022
• That is why the top area of the volcano is restricted, though not everyone pays heed.
  — Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
• The bill severely restricting trans rights came just a few months after that.
  — Dasha Litvinova, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
• Growing hydrangeas in pots means you're not restricted to growing them in just one spot.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026