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

Morgan recently completed a stint on a leadership team for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and added that while abstinence is an ideal, "not every teen is going to stay abstinent."

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2013

He had sworn that he would maintain his manner of abstinent living till he fell in love with a girl who loved him in return.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry