refrain
Example Sentences
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She added: "We must allow police to investigate and refrain from speculation at this time."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Several peptide users described “doing their own research”—a common refrain in the era of D.I.Y. health, referring to scouring the internet and social media for information—to find peptides.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Feldman said he regularly hears the refrain from visitors, “When the world is crazy, I just want to escape. I want to come to you and escape.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
So-called hawks are more inclined to fight inflation with interest-rate hikes and to refrain from cutting rates.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
When she came to the refrain, however, she did not do the dance about evil spirits, but improvised—as Eskimos do at this point.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Vocabulary lists containing refrain
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