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She was admired for her restrained behavior.
a restrained style of architecture
The room was decorated with restrained colors.
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That would include gun-violence restraining orders and domestic violence protective orders, which are among several kinds of orders that compel a restrained person to surrender firearms.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
This would make the policy more fiscally restrained but less universal.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
In fact, Salem's Lot is one of Hooper's most restrained films, perhaps due in part to the fact that it was made for CBS.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the after-hours, the black faille number styled with a silky lime-green tank top was at once restrained and opulent, just great for a night out.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
This would make the policy more fiscally restrained but less universal.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
In fact, Salem's Lot is one of Hooper's most restrained films, perhaps due in part to the fact that it was made for CBS.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the after-hours, the black faille number styled with a silky lime-green tank top was at once restrained and opulent, just great for a night out.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restrained
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“Restrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrained. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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