Examples of 'trying to contain' in a sentence

Meaning of "trying to contain"

This phrase is used to describe efforts or actions aimed at controlling or limiting the spread or influence of something, such as a problem, situation, or emotion. It suggests that the speaker is making an effort to keep something within boundaries or under control

How to use "trying to contain" in a sentence

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trying to contain
I am just trying to contain the ridiculous rumors.
Military bombed those cities trying to contain it.
Regimes are trying to contain revolutionary moments everywhere.
I clamped down on my cock trying to contain it.
Trying to contain it is the fastest way to lose it.
Imagine that you are trying to contain gases.
I am trying to contain it before it becomes a disaster.
The police are trying to contain this.
Trying to contain their joy.
Authorities are trying to contain the crowds.
Trying to contain the damage.
I spent so long trying to contain everything.
They would spend all their time and energy trying to contain you.
Authorities are trying to contain the already overwhelming crowds.
Official reactions were not slow in trying to contain the fire.

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Possibly trying to contain the smell.
Clashes broke out with police trying to contain them.
And we are trying to contain this situation.
He also was absolutely resolute when it came to trying to contain spending.
And we are trying to contain the situation.
We got a race war in the making and we are trying to contain the situation.
They are trying to contain the fallout.
Of course countries are trying to contain it.
Just trying to contain this.
President had been trying to contain it.
We are trying to contain an ecological disaster.
I thought we were trying to contain this.
I am trying to contain my enthusiasm.
The police are hard at work trying to contain the situation.
I am trying to contain my excitement.
World governments trying to contain it.
Trying to contain the worst Ebola outbreak the region has seen in years.
She was obviously trying to contain a great deal of emotion.
Isolating infected individuals has proved to be effective when trying to contain certain pandemics.
They were trying to contain you.
The other involves the political and military leaders trying to contain the epidemic.
Neighbors were trying to contain the fire with a garden hose.
This exacerbates the difficulties the Government faces in trying to contain the growing informal sector.
We were trying to contain our joy.
The report blames the entire British intel apparatus for not trying to contain Blair.
The national army is trying to contain the advance of attackers.
This thing hit so hard and fast, we are still trying to contain it.
I am trying to contain her.
Trust in institutions is critical when trying to contain a possible pandemic.
The West is trying to contain the emergence of major powers.
It accuses the United States of trying to contain its expansion.
China is trying to contain violence ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
Army even in trying to contain.
I am trying to contain something, not expand it.
She almost jumped while trying to contain her excitement.

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