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Discover LudwigThe phrase "To restrain" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when discussing the act of holding back, limiting, or controlling something or someone. Example: "The authorities decided to restrain the crowd to prevent any potential disturbances."
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To restrain
verb
To control or keep in check.
Exact(60)
He'll struggle to restrain himself".
Who wants to restrain me?
"We want to restrain spending.
I've had to restrain myself.
We had to restrain him.
I'm trying to restrain myself here.
Is it time to restrain restraint?
There's very little to restrain you.
Another juror had to restrain Ms. Fernandez, Ms. DeMarco said.
They know how to restrain kids".
I fought to restrain an empty crying.
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