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Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-streynd

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstreɪnd

Definition of restrained

Origin : "repressed, kept under control," 1570s, past participle adjective from restrain.

adj calm, quiet

Example sentences :

But he had not done so, and she was glad he could be restrained and deliberate in that "breedy" sort of way.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But his curiosity was too strong to be restrained by mere compassion.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

He felt her eye was upon him, and restrained his emotions as he proceeded.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

But even in his fierce young indignation he restrained himself.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

It restrained him, opposed the will of him toward personal liberty.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Woman, restrained to purity, has of necessity fallen often into impurity.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Nor has the discussion of the subject been restrained within the limits of conversation.
Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley

Nevertheless, she restrained herself from making any disclaimer.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

The reaction, indeed, was restrained; but so also was the movement of reform.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

The first hint of restrained passion was in the answering voice.
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

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