lacking self-control

Example Sentences

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We said we were glad to deny ourselves for the sake of those weaker natures lacking self-control, including Mr. Bryan, whom the lady characterized as "just a water-spout."

From Ma Pettengill by Wilson, Harry Leon

The thriftless and the extravagant, whether rich or poor, are often mean and self-indulgent, lacking the first quality of the unselfish in lacking self-control.

From Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers by Richmond, Mary Ellen