Sentence examples for stops himself to from inspiring English sources

At that point he stops himself to acknowledge the importance of a thorough legal process, despite his own misgivings about the way the trial played out.

Then he stopped himself to gild the lily even further.

As Michael and Holly talk about next year's presentation, he prepares to ask for her back but stops himself, deciding not to ruin the moment.

Cruz didn't actually land a clean punch but McGuigan lolled forward and needed to grab his opponent around the waist to stop himself sinking to the canvas floor.

Unfortunately, he wouldn't have been able to stop himself proposing to the mistresses.

I feel confident that he won't sexually offend again now because I think he knows to stop himself and to be extra cautious.

(Bradshaw tried to stop himself at the last moment but couldn't).

Stephen Rea appeared – nicely lugubrious as the sort of retiring MI6 spy who has seen it all but can't stop himself wanting to look.

Unable to stop himself, he began to gamble away little pieces of his inheritance — an antique dining set and a muffineer and a box of costume jewelry that would complement Nell's hair clip.

At least once a game, he's had to stop himself, a mental slap to reject his instinct for a big hit.

The reason he immersed himself in sports, he once told me, was to stupefy himself, to stop himself from thinking".