abstinent

Example Sentences

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She has vowed to remain abstinent until she marries.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

To get R95 funding, they also cannot require people to be totally abstinent before being admitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024

“The restaurant business tends to require a lot of face-to-face contact, and that makes those jobs harder right now, wearing masks, dealing with abstinent customers, and the risk of getting COVID,” she said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Indeed, it's unrealistic to expect people to be abstinent and not go on dates and try to find connection as we find ourselves nine months into quarantine.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2020

The lecturer was convinced that as a result of his lectures his students were exceptionally chaste and abstinent.

From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden