Examples of restrained in a Sentence
She was admired for her restrained behavior.
a restrained style of architecture
The room was decorated with restrained colors.
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Flanagan stars as Betty, a proud but emotionally restrained mother struggling with her daughter’s return, while Crowley plays Áine’s father Seamus.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
The year 2025 saw high levels of deadly violence around the world, as conflicts grew less restrained, with civilians increasingly victims of attacks by governments and non-state actors alike, according to monitoring data.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
The Venice Beach label is still rooted in casual California staples, but recent collections have leaned into sharper shirting, boxy suiting and a more restrained palette.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
This quiet, restrained Italian comedy-drama from the early ’60s culminates at a company New Year’s Eve party, but the countdowns in it that really matter aren’t of the ball-dropping sort.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
The year 2025 saw high levels of deadly violence around the world, as conflicts grew less restrained, with civilians increasingly victims of attacks by governments and non-state actors alike, according to monitoring data.
—Susannah George, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026
The Venice Beach label is still rooted in casual California staples, but recent collections have leaned into sharper shirting, boxy suiting and a more restrained palette.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
This quiet, restrained Italian comedy-drama from the early ’60s culminates at a company New Year’s Eve party, but the countdowns in it that really matter aren’t of the ball-dropping sort.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Restrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrained. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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