self-restraint
noun
self-re·straint
ˌself-ri-ˈstrānt 
: restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires : self-control
A bitter answer leaped to his tongue, but he was learning self-restraint.—
Somerset Maugham
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Examples of self-restraint in a Sentence
she demonstrated an almost unnatural self-restraint during the fight
we must practice self-restraint even with people who are deliberately rude
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Planning for potential conflict—not to mention decision-making in the heat of a crisis—will be more challenging if Canberra, Tokyo, and Seoul question American intent or self-restraint.
—Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
For once, the candidate exhibited real self-restraint by not mentioning the film.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
Countries will exercise self-restraint, accepting normative constraints to protect their greater interests.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
For once, the candidate exhibited real self-restraint by not mentioning the film.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
Countries will exercise self-restraint, accepting normative constraints to protect their greater interests.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-restraint
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“Self-restraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-restraint. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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