Examples of restrained in a Sentence
She was admired for her restrained behavior.
a restrained style of architecture
The room was decorated with restrained colors.
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Classical minimalism, meant to evoke modest virtue and restrained power, is a good style for a democratic state.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The sizable rooms offer a restrained elegance, with white marble bathrooms, mid-century modern furniture, and black-and-white photos of striking architecture on the walls.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The sentence’s restrained temperament with its eerie bureaucratic authority, quiet yet menacing.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For another, Deandra is a far more internal, emotionally restrained part than any of the wisecracking, quick-witted characters Hall is best known for.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The sizable rooms offer a restrained elegance, with white marble bathrooms, mid-century modern furniture, and black-and-white photos of striking architecture on the walls.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The sentence’s restrained temperament with its eerie bureaucratic authority, quiet yet menacing.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
For another, Deandra is a far more internal, emotionally restrained part than any of the wisecracking, quick-witted characters Hall is best known for.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Restrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrained. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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