has restrained
- present perfect of restrain (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The International Monetary Fund stated in a 2020 report on the economic cost of discrimination in the United States: “Racism has restrained Black economic progress for decades.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2021
“We are searching for others. Since we started arresting the suspects, the opposition has restrained itself and the city is calm,” he said by phone.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2020
Even as pitchers have thrown him fewer strikes, Mr Stanton has restrained himself and taken advantage of the hittable pitches sent his way.
From Economist ● Sep. 19, 2017
That was designed to help the country crack down on black markets, but it has left many Indians without cash to conduct business, something that has restrained the country’s growth.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2017
All day he has restrained himself from checking on it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
