restrained
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonrestrained adjective
- restrainedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of restrained
Example Sentences
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However, at the moment, “any benefit from rising customer numbers and seat capacity growth is being severely restrained,” he adds.
But as you move inland and north — into Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia — winter cooking becomes heartier, more restrained, and deeply tied to survival.
From Salon
But I had assumed that the checks and balances built into the American system would have restrained executive powers.
From Barron's
But I had assumed that the checks and balances built into the American system would have restrained executive powers.
From Barron's
If, on the other hand, the endowment returns are stifled, the hiring of new administrators will be restrained, if not stopped entirely.
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