Grace grabbed her friend by the arm to restrain him after someone tried to start a fight with him in the bar.
Police had to restrain the victim's family members when the suspect was brought into court.
It was hard for her to restrain her emotions when she saw her sister for the
first time in 20 years.
The governor wants to put restraints on public service workers' right to strike.
I want you to use some restraint when you talk to your boss about your concerns.
The government has put wage restraints on workers in the public sector.
An
Australian psychiatrist once said that with attractive women, juries sometimes have to be restrained from handing them a medal for their crimes.
Myriam Beard once said that one must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate
loveliness.
Our dog hates the mailman, and has to be restrained every time he comes to the door.
Three guards were needed to restrain the prisoner after he attacked a fellow inmate.
The leader of the army has tried to restrain his men from committing attacks on those who surrender.
Attempts by the Samoan government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by the island nation's remote location.
The Opposition has been unrestrained in its criticism of the government's economic policy.
The President's visit was greeted with unrestrained enthusiasm.
The police had to use a lot of restraint in dealing with the demonstrators in order to avoid having the protest turn into a riot.