abstainer

Example Sentences

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The new analysis shows, however, that those who drink moderately have no statistically significant advantage in longevity compared with those who are lifelong abstainers, the study’s authors said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Those who drank regular coffee were less likely than abstainers to develop Type 2 diabetes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

While young voters often engaged in issues such as climate change, Bigaderne said abstainers eschew party politics due to lack of interest or because politicians were seen as failing to improve their lives.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2022

At Rosewater in Houston, owner and bartender Pasha Morshedi says that staff garnish nonalcoholic drinks elaborately “so that abstainers don’t feel left out.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2019

Like the Ellyll which it so much resembles, the Bwbach does not approve of dissenters and their ways, and especially strong is its aversion to total abstainers.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt