Words similar to self-control

Example sentences for: self-control

How can you use “self-control” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

They have a taste for self-control because their ancestors (who must have mated successfully or they wouldn't have become ancestors) had that taste.
But in his entirely marvelous book How the Mind Works , cognitive scientist Steven Pinker suggests that we can safely posit a taste for self-control without opening the floodgates that would allow us to posit a taste for drinking motor oil.
When you know how unstable Diana was, you grasp that it was her lack of self-control that fueled the media's obsession.
But if you're an optimist and expect to practice future self-control, you'll be inclined to save your money and pass it along into your own future good hands.
Here's why: Unlike a taste for drinking motor oil, a taste for self-control confers a reproductive advantage.