refrain
Example Sentences
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Stewart did not refrain from expressing this opinion in the saltiest terms on-air, especially to Carlson, the show’s co-host who was cast as the overgrown college Republican with odious views and a polka dot bowtie.
From Salon
The demonstrations starting Friday call for people to stay home from work and school and refrain from shopping.
From Los Angeles Times
“You, of all people, will refrain from lecturing me,” said Irian.
From Literature
“The Americans said they want to raise the issue of de-escalation, with both sides demonstrating certain steps toward refraining from the use of long-range capabilities in order to create more space for diplomacy,” Zelensky said.
He became so indispensable to Bernanke as a go-between with Wall Street chieftains and GOP leaders that Fed staffers developed a familiar refrain: “Have you run it by Warsh?”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
