self-restraint
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of self-restraint
First recorded in 1765–75
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Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi called at the UN Saturday for "self-restraint" from all sides in the Middle East war, while stressing that Muscat was ready to mediate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Whatever the outcome, the court will be deciding not only the fate of one executive order but whether its own doctrine of self-restraint in election cases still has any meaning.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
And I mean, it definitely has a lot of self-restraint attached to it, so who knows if I possess that as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
It has been a matter of self-restraint, a norm in which presidents chose not to use all the power they might legally possess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
When Snape said nothing, Narcissa seemed to lose what little self-restraint she still possessed.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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