restrict
verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
have restricted
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present perfectof restrict.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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First the pandemic and then war have restricted the supply of goods, pushing inflation higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Researchers are increasingly examining how diseases transmitted by vectors may have restricted where canine populations could survive and expand.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
While many Chinese cities have restricted motorcycling, Chongqing has embraced it and become a biker's paradise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Already they have restricted access to the walkways atop the ramparts.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
