restrained
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonrestrained adjective
- restrainedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of restrained
Example Sentences
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Rep. Matt Gaetz said last week that “nobody was forced or restrained or otherwise threatened to continue participating.”
The public rhetoric around Taiwan last week remained carefully restrained.
Guardiola's celebration for the opening goal was only slightly less restrained than his jig down the line for City's second.
From BBC
Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.
From BBC
Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.
From Los Angeles Times
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