How to Use restraining order in a Sentence

restraining order

noun
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  • The judge issued a restraining order.
  • The couple who lived with Miller at the hostel file a restraining order against the actor.
    — Vulture, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The suspect was booked, and the victim declined a restraining order.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The emails led Rockwell to request a restraining order against Michl in June 2023.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • Chen filed for a restraining order against his wife, who also goes by the name Emily.
    — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • He since has been released from jail and the family has a restraining order against him.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Deignan petitioned the court for a restraining order against Smith in June.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Heard said the op-ed is about her experiences in the wake of getting a restraining order against Depp in 2016.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2022
  • Bateman's wife then got a restraining order against him and moved out with their daughter.
    — Nicole Moeder, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Friends of George's tweeted that the restraining order was the first step in an ongoing battle.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Bateman's then-wife took the girl from the home shortly thereafter and filed a restraining order against her husband.
    — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • At the time he was allegedly spotted in her area, there was an active restraining order against him from the court.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The next day, aided by her brother, records show both Lin and her mother sought restraining orders against Shi.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Walton filed a restraining order against him, barred Mitchell from seeing their son and took Mitchell to child custody court.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
  • In 2005, the restraining order issued by a Dallas County judge acted as a kind of red flag law.
    — al, 27 May 2022
  • The states seek a temporary restraining order against the NCAA from enforcing the transfer rule.
    — John Raby, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In 2021, Timothy filed for divorce, and each had filed a restraining order against the other.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • In 2019, Nick filed a restraining order against his brother.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The court also issued a restraining order for Bear not to contact Harrison for the next five years.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
  • When the hearing resumed, the lawyers gave few specifics but did agree to ask the judge to extend a temporary restraining order on the licensing process.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The restraining order stemmed from an employment dispute, and if that is addressed, the parties agreed to come back to court to resolve the peace order.
    — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The application for the restraining order was denied by a judge.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • By the next month, the judge converted the restraining order into an injunction against Gao.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • As for the result of his most recent court date, the judge extended the restraining order against his accuser.
    — Jayson Buford, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Court records show that soon thereafter, the coffee shop’s owner sought two restraining orders against Freelove.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The court order, called a firearm restraining order, also bars them from buying guns.
    — Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022
  • Citing fears for his safety, Schulte filed for a restraining order against Amol in Virginia state court.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
  • In late 2022, at her urging, a Walgreens employee filed for a restraining order against Buck and Roye.
    — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Hall in Georgia issued a temporary restraining order on Sept. 5 and extended it on Sept. 19.
    — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The details in the restraining order, however, were sealed when Bachelorette producers were conducting their background checks, a production source tells THR.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024

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