restrained
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonrestrained adjective
- restrainedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of restrained
Example Sentences
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The Welsh actor has built a career playing men who appear restrained on the surface but conceal something far more volatile beneath.
From BBC
He climbed over a barrier and was immediately restrained by officers from the imperial guard and Tokyo police who wrapped him in a blanket and led him away.
From Barron's
Carlsen's angry reaction, which went against the restrained demeanour typically seen in chess, generated a lot of conversation online.
From BBC
She was arguably the most famous woman of her time, and Queen Elizabeth II's style - though restrained and often conservative - was instantly recognisable.
From BBC
But Mr. Markovits’s writing is restrained and plainspoken, and it draws us in with the fidelity by which it inhabits Tom’s dejection.
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