Sentence examples for was held in check from inspiring English sources

Mutual suspicion was held in check.

and for half a century their population was held in check by trappers.

Knight, the Panthers' leading scorer, was held in check most of the game.

And Primeau was held in check for the first time in the series.

Foreign direct investment, which was held in check for years after the 1997 economic crisis in Asia, is also returning.

So long as corruption was held in check, the Tammany Tiger could happily chant, "To hell with reform".

*Reserve officers should be held in check to respond later.

Early gains this year have been held in check in recent weeks on worries about economic growth.

Their discontent could only be held in check by perfections He was gripping her arm.

In bacchanalian scenes the gaiety is held in check, never bursting into exuberance.

It is also why expectations must be held in check for the coming season.