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Recent Examples of self-control These foods have also been found to reduce gray matter volume, impairing self-control. New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025 Everyone in New York City wants to keep this restaurant to themselves, but self-control doesn’t come easy. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 Myers took her Seventh Dan exam in July, where she was tested on her form, technique, strength, self-control, knowledge and agility. Nicole Stracek, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025 Amazon’s prices move faster than self-control, so don’t wait. PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-control
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-control
Noun
  • The ship brings history and perhaps some English restraint to the world’s cruise capital.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • D’Angelo understood the ways in which restraint can be infinitely more haunting—and more alluring—than aggression.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How has intersecting those two disciplines (acting and music) been like when creating the album’s concept?
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond Film serves as a community hub for attendees, offering artist discussions, conversations with filmmakers and experts from various disciplines, and opportunities for audience engagement.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The key is to relax, let go of your inhibitions, and just have fun.
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If pushback fails now, whether through courts, through Congress or through public protest, the bulwark that exists between national security and political repression may collapse entirely.
    Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • History’s rhythm is steady—accusation, repression, regret.
    Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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