abstemiousness
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
You will make a vow of abstemiousness in food and drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
For a long time, she was convinced that producing her best work required a monkish commitment to abstemiousness and isolation.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018
Mr. Islam, the former Cat Stevens, left pop stardom for a life of abstemiousness and Islamic study.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2014
Gilt's experience contrasts sharply with reports of post-quake spending abstemiousness.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 14, 2011
The fact that abstemiousness and rigid conformity to the “simple life” 283 are not coincidents of longevity, but contributory to it, should be now common knowledge.
From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word