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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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
Among other sacrifices, it would have restricted their uranium enrichment to 1.5 percent purity.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Other countries that have restricted smartphone use in schools include Brazil, Finland, South Korea, Italy and France.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
During the early Archean, abundant nickel and urea may have restricted cyanobacterial blooms, preventing sustained oxygen release.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
Already they have restricted access to the walkways atop the ramparts.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
