1
as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she demonstrated an almost unnatural self-restraint during the fight
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as in discipline
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
we must practice self-restraint even with people who are deliberately rude
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Recent Examples of self-restraint
Thank God and the NYPD for their hard work and self-restraint during a sad, complicated and necessary intervention.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
Their lack of self-restraint would result in an explosion.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
But their whole world was self-restraint, trained from the cradle.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Cy the Cynic defines self-restraint as the ability to resist temptation until something better comes along.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024
Their lack of self-restraint would result in an explosion.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
But their whole world was self-restraint, trained from the cradle.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Cy the Cynic defines self-restraint as the ability to resist temptation until something better comes along.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-restraint
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“Self-restraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-restraint. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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