celibacy

Example Sentences

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It’s a staggering portrait of a woman who can’t escape her detractors or the personal trauma that triggered her vow of celibacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Now that I’ve had some distance from it and can look at it more objectively, I’m finding that people in these testimonials change their behavior, enter into mixed-orientation marriages, or choose celibacy.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

Under the Church's by-laws, only monks who took a vow of celibacy can be elected a Catholicos.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

The ads seem to be addressing a growing cultural dating trend where people, mostly young women, are engaging in voluntary celibacy, citing disillusionment with online dating and hookup culture.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

He saw him through his travail of celibacy and felt that he was guiding him into calm waters.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck