How to use "restrain" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "restrain" in popular movie and book plots

  • Virgo forces Agat to restrain himself, and address the workers about the blackout.  - Ronin (DC Comics)
  • " But before she can, they capture her, restrain her, and have her institutionalized at the Los Viejos Nursing Home so she cannot contact Jed.  - The Beverly Hillbillies (film)
  • The police restrain him and Homer is admitted to the hospital.  - I Am Furious (Yellow)
  • There, Constant is attempting to restrain the half-processed Cybermen, but one of them – Yvonne – has escaped.  - Spare Parts (Doctor Who)
  • When he confronts her on the street, some bystanders step in to restrain him.  - Phantom Lady (film)
  • Just as the spell is about to be completed, two figures burst in and restrain Daria, preventing her from completing the spell.  - Night Watch (2004 film)
  • She demanded her to come back and the janitor had to restrain his wife.  - A Page of Madness
  • Stacy and Sharif restrain and hold back Caine.  - Menace II Society
  • Only Vera, Kolya, Burdovsky and Keller seek to restrain him.  - The Idiot
  • Batman's forces ambush Luthor and his conspirators, but they are unable to restrain Batson, who transforms into Marvel and flies off.  - Kingdom Come (comics)
  • The bus is stopped, and two men with the ambulance service restrain Joon.  - Benny & Joon
  • They keep her in a coma with morphine and restrain her with chains while waiting for the authorities.  - Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
  • But when Dámaso slandered the memory of his dead father, Ibarra was no longer able to restrain himself.  - Noli Me Tángere (novel)
  • He asks for the Jewel to help him to restrain them, but Corwin is unconvinced.  - The Hand of Oberon
  • " Antigone tries to restrain her brother, telling him that he should not attack Thebes and avoid dying at his brother's hand.  - Oedipus at Colonus
  • Jim tries to restrain Plato, but he runs from the mansion, shooting at police who have just arrived.  - Rebel Without a Cause

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