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:

Laibson-style preferences lead to visible attempts at self-control, and visible attempts at self-control are reassuring to potential mates, hence favored by natural selection.
He was everything I and my friends rejected--the phony suave with fake self-control, the finger-popping slick.
Acting out in stores and "foul behavior" are indicative of emotional problems, deep hostility, and no self-control.
Here's why: Unlike a taste for drinking motor oil, a taste for self-control confers a reproductive advantage.
No one accuses movie theaters or gardening-supply outlets of ruthlessly exploiting the weaknesses of clients who turn over their money only because they lack the self-control to refuse.