Sentence examples for controlled himself from inspiring English sources

Odysseus seethes with rage but, in Lombardi's version, "In the end, he controlled himself and just took it".

Prince Lowenstein had become financial adviser to the Stones some months earlier, after they had extricated themselves from the regime of a man named Allen Klein, who was to have given them independence and wealth without the stigma of conventional management, but who gave them instead a very conventional company, which he controlled himself — mostly, it was said, for his own ends.

It's so handy for holding egg-shell china!" he said in a loud offensive voice.Still Uncle controlled himself, and went on eating, though with a faint heart, the cress sandwiches that were set before him.Much of the humour in "Uncle" is so quirky and understated that it is more likely to appeal to an adult than a child.

"He should have just, like, controlled himself".

DE GUICHE (who has controlled himself, smiling):... Have you read 'Don Quixote'?

In most areas of his life, including his work, relationships, and his free time he controlled himself and tried to be reasonable, telling himself that he should be satisfied with what he had.

Hopefully Donald can control himself.

How could he control himself?

Vann had to strain to control himself.

"It taught him to control himself".

Yet Duncan Smith could not control himself.