Meaning of self-restraint in English
self-restraint | Intermediate English
You need to exercise a little self-restraint.
Examples of self-restraint
self-restraint
She distrusts passionate intensity and bold simplicity and admires self-restraint, intellectual openness, and equipoise.
From Huffington Post
Their turbulent environment makes it harder for them to acquire habits of discipline and self-restraint.
From Chicago Tribune
The process will probably take longer than you think it should and will require self-restraint and compassion.
From Huffington Post
They are put in positions that require people skills, problem solving, and self-restraint.
From Huffington Post
Together we will be faithful to one another and exercise self-restraint and longevity. 7.
From Huffington Post
Each side has agreed to exercise self-restraint to avoid escalating disputes by refraining from populating uninhabited islands and other features in contested areas.
From Voice of America
People don't act rationally, there is little self-restraint or consideration of the consequences of our actions either to ourselves or to others.
From CNN
He says young lustful men who have had unfettered access to their wives actually welcome a message of self-restraint.
From Huffington Post
He demonstrates no respect for norms of presidential magnanimity and self-restraint.
From Washington Post
It connotes someone who is without self-restraint; an animal; wanton and depraved.
From CNN
Now, new research suggests all that self-restraint may have been misguided.
From CNN
The spiritual discipline is meant to train the human soul in deeper mindfulness and self-restraint.
From TIME
You could try practicing self-restraint, or better yet, leaving your phone at home.
From Wired
A great complaint letter will display deft use of language, admirable self-restraint, and a keen understanding of what any rational person would expect.
From Slate Magazine
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