Definition of Restrain

to control or restrict

Examples of Restrain in a sentence

I had to restrain myself from punching Gary in the face.  🔊

If we can restrain runaway spending our economy will not suffer.  🔊

Four burly cops attempted to restrain the mighty animal.  🔊

Jeff is a whistleblower who can’t restrain himself from exposing his corrupt company.  🔊

A fight broke out among the fans, and every effort to restrain them failed.  🔊

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