abstinent

Example Sentences

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She has vowed to remain abstinent until she marries.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

To get R95 funding, they also cannot require people to be totally abstinent before being admitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024

“The restaurant business tends to require a lot of face-to-face contact, and that makes those jobs harder right now, wearing masks, dealing with abstinent customers, and the risk of getting COVID,” she said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Indeed, it's unrealistic to expect people to be abstinent and not go on dates and try to find connection as we find ourselves nine months into quarantine.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2020

"How so?" asked the other; and Mohammed said, "The abstinent man in this world possesses both this world and the world to come."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by Payne, John