abstemious
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By 2014, she says, “the abstemious, incorruptible leader had become a louche, boorish one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
During his visit at Cluain Mhic Nóis, Artt makes few complaints about the abbot’s lax management, but everything about his abstemious manner suggests how disappointed he is.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022
A properly dressed salad is no more abstemious than anything else.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2019
Look closely enough—and believe me, I did—and you’ll notice the results of that abstemious discipline on the 57-year-old Cook’s 6-foot-3 frame.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2018
“I should have guessed. Too opulent for your abstemious revolutionary and yourself, I take it?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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