try to restrain
Frequency: 8.835.0 per million words
to make an effort to control someone or something
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Examples (10)
- She had to try to restrain her anger during the heated discussion.
- The officers had to try to restrain the suspect after a brief chase.
- He's always trying to restrain his impulsive spending habits.
- It's important to try to restrain yourself from making hasty judgments.
- She tried to restrain her tears, but they flowed anyway.
- The government will try to restrain inflation through new economic policies.
- Could you please try to restrain your dog from jumping on guests?
- They are trying to restrain the spread of misinformation online.
- Historically, empires often tried to restrain the autonomy of conquered territories.
- I had to try to restrain my laughter when my boss told a bad joke.