chaste
Example Sentences
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As Saint Augustine once prayed to God, “Make me chaste and celibate — but not yet.”
From Washington Post
A very chaste kiss would be nice, yes.
From New York Times
He interrogated me about how the catalog could have landed in our family’s chaste mailbox.
From Los Angeles Times
Raphaël, himself bored by his actorly milieu and constant rehearsals, falls for Suzanne as well, though their tender relationship remains chaste — and mostly wordless.
From New York Times
The hotel offered exclusivity and an appearance of chaste propriety in an era when the city more broadly, and women’s independence in it in particular, were regarded with suspicion, as full of dangers.
From New York Times
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