physically restrain
Frequency: 7.211.0 per million words
to control someone using bodily force
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- She had to be physically restrained by the security guards.
- The police had to physically restrain the suspect after he resisted arrest.
- In some medical emergencies, staff may need to physically restrain a patient.
- He became so agitated that they had no choice but to physically restrain him.
- Security protocols dictate that guards should physically restrain trespassers.
- The teacher managed to physically restrain the fighting students.
- Before administering the vaccine, the veterinarian needed to physically restrain the dog.
- It is a last resort to physically restrain someone, but sometimes necessary.
- The unruly passenger was eventually physically restrained by the flight crew.
- They will have to physically restrain him if he tries to escape again.