austere
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St David and his monks led a very simple and austere life, living off only leeks and water.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Images of him in his austere wardrobe—a turban, clerical robes and a long, graying beard—appeared in offices, on billboards and murals throughout the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
According to the location scouts, the success of such austere settings lies in their aesthetic, practical and economic value.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
But this austere, tamped-down novel is frustratingly committed to silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
He and Tessie were stationed at Pearl Harbor, where they lived in austere marital housing and where my mother, at twenty-five, got a terrible sunburn and was never seen in a bathing suit again.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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