exercise restraint

Examples (10)

• Journalists have exercised remarkable restraint in not reporting all the sordid details of the case.
• It's crucial for leaders to exercise restraint during sensitive negotiations.
• Despite the provocation, she managed to exercise considerable restraint.
• The government was urged to exercise fiscal restraint to control inflation.
• He had to exercise great restraint to avoid shouting at his rude colleague.
• We must all exercise restraint in our spending habits.
• The police were praised for exercising restraint in a tense situation.
• To maintain peace, both sides need to exercise restraint.
• A parent often needs to exercise emotional restraint when disciplining a child.
• The company decided to exercise restraint in its expansion plans due to market uncertainty.