How to Use self-regulate in a Sentence
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Advocates say that tech platforms can no longer be left to self-regulate.
—David Goldman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
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Such partners are able to self-regulate, while offering you the space and support to do the same.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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What on earth makes anyone think that a self-regulating Radius will clean up its act?
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Some stores self-regulate and hold themselves to a higher standard, Moody said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
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When your child isn't learning to self-regulate over time, talk to a professional.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
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Greenfield believes the burden cannot be on kids to self-regulate their social media use.
—Aria Young, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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But since there is no government in this part of the world, enforcement is self-regulated.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
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Recent guidelines the court issued to self-regulate are paltry at best, and non-binding to boot.
—Lourdes Rosado, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
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Explore what happens inside the brain during times of stress and how to self-regulate your brain and bodily states.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2023
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In recent weeks, talks have hit stumbling blocks over the extent to which companies should be allowed to self-regulate.
—Reuters, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2023
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But parents have evolved in methods for dealing with kids' big emotions, and now focus on teaching them how to self-regulate.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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This sets a self-regulating Eddington limit, which is, in essence, a speed limit on how fast gas can flow in.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
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It is triggered by his own inability to self-regulate and manage his emotions.
—Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
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Companies are expected to self-regulate, and many don’t disclose any testing at all.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Often, she’s found that her clients share these posts out of impulse or to self-regulate, but doing so can result in even more shame or regret after the fact.
—Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024
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Brain scans of people who spend time in nature show that their prefrontal cortex has more gray matter and a stronger ability to think clearly and self-regulate.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The reason a pellet grill can self-regulate its temperature so well is because its fire source is actually quite small.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
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The comments were another powerful reminder that tech companies cannot be trusted to self-regulate.
—Daniel Colson, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Tribal traditions have given her a healthy way to self-regulate and strengthen her connection with Spirit.
—Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
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Mark says that in her decades of studying attention, she’s found that for about half the population — the half less able to self-regulate — these blocking programs help in the short term.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Instead, the architects designed a breathable wall system that allows the climate indoors to self-regulate.
—Stefan Ionescu may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
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The utopian liberal dream of a self-regulating market never emerged, Polanyi argued.
—Karl Polanyi, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Brain scans of people who spend time outdoors show their prefrontal cortex has more gray matter plus a stronger ability to think clearly and self-regulate stress and anxiety.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Lymphatic facial brushes are gaining ground for daily routines because the fiber flex self-regulates pressure.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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My high school students sometimes have to respond to a parent or employer, schedule an appointment, or there may be kids who need to self-regulate special health needs.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
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Both then and in past remarks, Roberts has emphasized letting the court self-regulate instead of allowing another branch to step in.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2023
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Partners who self-regulate are perceived as more attractive, stable and emotionally safe.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Independence-building tasks support a person’s ability to plan ahead, set a sequence for action, and to self-regulate.
—Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Unlike hard seawalls that require frequent re-profiling, the natural marsh platform self-regulates.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
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Another 82% do not trust tech executives to self-regulate the industry.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 4 June 2024
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