were restraining
- past progressive of restrain.
Example Sentences
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The man had bare feet and four officers were restraining him at the time.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
While they were restraining him, both of the men holding him down spoke with 911 in separate calls.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
He said he relied on the officers who were restraining Floyd to monitor the man’s condition and believed that, because they weren’t performing CPR, Floyd was “fine.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
Stoughton said a reasonable officer would not have viewed the bystanders as a threat while they were restraining Floyd.
From Fox News ● Apr. 13, 2021
General Belch looked as if he were restraining himself from knocking his friend down.
From Trumps by Curtis, George William
