Example Sentences

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It is with difficulty I am restraining my curiosity to see her—also to hear her!—when she learns of her proscription by a grateful Republic.

From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various

No doubt I seem very irreverent, but you have no idea how I am restraining myself for your sake.

From From Jest to Earnest by Roe, Edward Payson

If you don't go, Del," said he, "you'll make me feel that I am restraining you in a way far meaner than a direct request not to go.

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham