Sentence examples for restrained emotions from inspiring English sources

"restrained emotions" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a situation when someone is holding back their emotions, either deliberately or unintentionally. For example, "Though he wanted to express his frustration, he kept his restrained emotions to himself."

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"The colors I am using are very vivid, to contrast with the characters' restrained emotions.

Mr. Dizdar's own first impression occasioned no small culture shock, as he struggled to adjust to the restrained emotions of daily life here.

March 16 , 1955Paris, France Isabelle Huppert, in full Isabelle Anne Huppert (born March 16 , 1955 Paris, France) French actress who was acclaimed for her versatility and for the subtle gestures and restrained emotions of her portrayals.

Isabelle Huppert, in full Isabelle Anne Huppert (born March 16 , 1955 Paris, France) French actress who was acclaimed for her versatility and for the subtle gestures and restrained emotions of her portrayals.

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Lifshitz addresses many of the themes which so obsess Hegarty, from the complicated nature of transsexuality to the almost painful fragility of love, and does so sensitively and with a carefully restrained emotion.

I'm not sure restraining their emotions is possible for this Kiwi group (for whom emotion and passion seem inextricably linked) let alone desirable.

(Writing about "Point to Point Navigation," Parini admires the way Vidal "restrains his emotions").

He does it in a low-key, almost professorial style that restrains the emotions of the big men who might prefer to follow their instincts and pursue the ball.

I miss having to restrain my emotions in the press box when Swindon score; recently they recovered from 3-1 down to beat Crewe 4-3 and I caught myself groaning about the resultant 91st-minute rewrite.

"The impotence of man to govern or restrain the emotions I call bondage, for a man who is under their control is not his own master," Spinoza wrote in the section of his "Ethics" from which Maugham drew the novel's title.

On the other hand, he warned them sternly to restrain their emotions, "keep quiet and control yourselves" (Phaedo 117e).

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