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Sentence count:188+8Posted:2017-03-26Updated:2020-07-24
Similar words: unrestrainedstrainedrestrainrestraintconstrainedlydire straitsstrain every nervegrainedMeaning: [rɪ'streɪnd]  adj. 1. cool and formal in manner 2. under restraint 3. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes 4. not showy or obtrusive 5. free from ostentation or pretension 6. prudent. 
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(61) Then she made to dodge into the bar, but restrained herself.
(62) After an exchange with Bonin, Zimmer became so upset that he had to be restrained.
(63) I-Ie had gimlet eyes and a notably still, restrained manner.
(64) She tried to raise herself from the settee but gentle hands restrained her.
(65) The hands, wandering hands, so often reprimanded, restrained, searched her body now.
(66) There is brash capitalism on show, which is unusual in such a restrained, discreet society.
(67) Accordingly, he had restrained his own consumption just as Cunningham's had begun to accelerate out of control.
(67) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
(68) The competitive pressures of the market place have restrained industrial designers from the austerities that afflicted architects.
(69) Though single pieces were restrained, the cumulative effect of a group exhibition was to reorganize spatial perception radically.
(70) Bristling with energy, he made his case with a palpable if restrained anger.
(71) His arm was hurting him and he had to be restrained from doing too much.
(72) Before the chamber-sponsored forum two weeks ago, Yocum was the one who came out swinging, while Thibadeau was more restrained.
(73) A restrained virility that boded ill for anyone so incredibly foolish as to even think of challenging his authority.
(74) During a meeting at the Diamond police restrained attempts by loyalist and Catholic youths to break through their fines.
(75) I wanted to call out to Minna, but restrained myself-the sound of my own voice would have frightened me.
(76) Only at the end of a very long career did he occasionally depart from the highest standards of restrained good taste.
(77) Conroy was restrained by Mr Ali but when police arrived the shopkeeper was screaming in agony.
(78) Passengers travelling in the rear of cars and taxis must be restrained where a seat belt is fitted and available.
(79) But when they are dealing with matters involving other branches of government the courts take a more restrained view of their role.
(80) Alas, his careful pacing and the stars' restrained performances are undermined by a tell-all trailer and an uneven script.
(81) When I saw the state of it, I had to be forcibly restrained from throttling the life blood out of him.
(82) Toward the end of the 76-63 loss, Greenberg had to be restrained from confronting fans.
(83) In the second the press is restrained by its own professional Code of Practice not to misrepresent or mislead the public.
(84) Low inflation in industrialized countries restrained increases in import prices, resulting in a general improvement in the terms of trade.
(85) This grid is attached to a ridge cable, which in turn is restrained along its length by two masts.
(86) Even their curiosity about the sudden influx into their midst of rather ignorant white and black Northerners was restrained and courteous.
(87) Malone had to be restrained by players and his own officials in the row that ensued.
(88) None the less, sales promotion was, in the early years of shortages, pursued in a restrained way.
(89) Secondly, what they can do is further restrained by an interlocking web of assumptions, rules and regulations.
(90) Some loyalists who approached the Diamond from Bishop Street were restrained by the police and the rally ended peacefully.
More similar words: unrestrainedstrainedrestrainrestraintconstrainedlydire straitsstrain every nervegrainedstrainstraitenedtrainertraineeconstrainrainforestconstraintstraight lineextraterrestrialnominal interest ratetrainby trainordainedstraitsstraitmigrainetrainingquatraincontaineddestinedstraightforeordained
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