restrain from

Frequency: 9.045.0 per million words

used to indicate the action that is being prevented

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Examples (10)

  • He restrained himself from shouting at her.
  • She had to restrain herself from laughing during the serious meeting.
  • The guards had to restrain the prisoner from escaping.
  • The new policy aims to restrain companies from exploiting natural resources.
  • It was difficult to restrain my excitement from showing on my face.
  • I will try to restrain myself from eating too much dessert tonight.
  • Children should be restrained from playing near the busy road.
  • Despite the temptation, he managed to restrain himself from making a snide remark.
  • Please restrain your dog from barking at the neighbors.
  • The government sought to restrain spending from exceeding the budget.