abstainer

Example Sentences

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Many of the abstainers strongly condemned what was happening in Ukraine, and seemed to have little doubt about who was responsible.

From Washington Post

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

Although the U.S. and its allies portrayed the vote as a stark choice between freedom and repression, the abstainers included India, the world’s largest democracy.

From Los Angeles Times

Their declarations are often judgy, seasoned with an unnecessary expletive or two aimed at the abstainers.

From Washington Post

The proportion of daily e-cigarette users and tobacco abstainers who were smoking again was about the same: just over a third.

From New York Times