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The phrase "a bit restrained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is somewhat controlled, limited, or not fully expressive in behavior or emotion.
Example: "Her response was a bit restrained, indicating that she was not entirely comfortable with the topic."
Alternatives: "somewhat reserved" or "slightly subdued."
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(It's all a bit restrained for someone used to Westminster).
We were a bit restrained in our efforts, but this is a really fun hour.
Though the movie featured Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Donald Sutherland and others as tough guys, bad and good, the language they used was, well, a bit restrained for such characters.
This music may seem a bit restrained for some listeners' tastes, but to me it's balm in a very noisy world.
Jeb Bush, a member of the American royal family that manufactures presidents, is a bit restrained in his rhetoric but even he cannot avoid being offhand.
The dividend yield is low, and that keeps us a bit restrained in feeling better about the stock.
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You often feel the playing a little bit restrained by the concept.
"I love the wild, but I like them a little bit restrained.
The tax cut was the conservative bit, restraining the public sector in a time-approved manner: by choking off cash.
Indeed, fans of long standing might actually find The Rip Tide a bit too restrained now that Beirut sound more assured and less like a tipsy string quartet stumbling around an accordion factory, egged on by a hopeless romantic in his lowest register.
I think maybe he thought his treatment was actually a bit too restrained.
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