How to Use restraint in a Sentence

restraint

noun

• Make sure the child safety restraint is in place.
• The prisoner was placed in restraints.
• His angry response showed a lack of restraint.
• The government has acted with restraint in dealing with this crisis.
• The agent pulled out a pair of Velcro restraints and forced them over Paul’s hands.
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
• So much has happened in the year since Tyre slipped out of his restraint and fell to his death.
  — Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• But his office said the restraints on Akil were put on by JPS staff.
  — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• But most of today’s justices no longer feel bound by that rule of restraint.
  — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• And the problem with that is, the Israelis have pursued that policy of restraint over the last 15 years, 16 years with Hamas.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Irvo didn't deserve to be put in five-point restraints.
  — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 9 May 2023
• Paul’s dad went to the meeting, which was recorded on Zoom, with a list of questions: What kinds of restraints were used on his son?
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
• Over a two-week period, Rees was strapped to a restraint chair daily for up to 12 hours, the lawsuit said.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Even the gentlest of restraints—the airbag—can shatter limbs and leave alkali burns on eyes.
  — Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• But every now and then it can be done right, with a bit of restraint, and perhaps even be forgiven.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2023
• But Black patients were 31% more likely to be placed in restraints than white patients.
  — Anika Nayak, STAT, 25 Sep. 2023
• No doubt his friendship with Dutcher was a large factor in his restraint.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
• The restraint inherent to the Giants' game plans was no accident.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• That’s because fast growth could be a sign that management is adding deposits and loans by throwing risk restraints to the wind.
  — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• While the challenge itself could’ve been really fun, the decision to have the chefs pair up led to more creative restraint.
  — Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2023
• Meade was in restraints while being escorted out of the hospital, Tewalt said.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
• Armstrong was also able to free one of her hands from her restraints, according to the document.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• Neither Joe Biden’s surrogates nor Donald Trump seems to know the value of restraint.
  — Karl Rove, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2023
• The return to restraint comes after last term’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade brought with it protests, death threats, and polls showing record low trust in the high court.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2023
• He was handcuffed to his hospital bed, but the restraints were later removed.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
• Vilchez then put on leg restraints with the help of Baltimore City Fire Department members.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
• Ted, in either a remarkable show of restraint or the seed for his next panic attack, chooses not to bite off the heads of Roy and Beard afterward.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023
• Of the eight fatalities, four victims were not using seat belts and the fifth involved an ATV where the victim not using restraints.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 8 Sep. 2023
• Yet his has made some muted calls for Israeli restraint following the Hamas attack.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
• The use of restraints is a window into mistreatment that pregnant women face in jails and prisons.
  — Renuka Rayasam, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
• His role required restraint, something that didn’t come easily for a go-to scorer.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024