are restraining
- present progressive of restrain.
Example Sentences
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Elevated rates are restraining demand for what was supposed to be a rebound spring buying season.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
“There are ways to get safer, there are ways to get rid of a gun in a safer way, there are restraining orders to get rid of a gun, too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
As soon as the bully sees that we are restraining ourselves, then they push us harder from being outraged to turning that anger inward through a dynamic I call "in-rage."
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022
But supply bottlenecks are restraining business spending on equipment.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2022
I can tell my parents are restraining themselves from asking me what happened, where I’ve been.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
