refrain
Example Sentences
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told AFP that Israel should "refrain" from that measure, warning it would have "major humanitarian consequences".
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Employees should work from home, refrain from flying and use public transport, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The refrain “I was just doing my job” wears thin awfully fast.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026
A common refrain among investors is that the more stocks in a benchmark index hold above that level, the more bullish the market conditions are for investors.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
She has only the help- wanted signs and the want ads to go on, and most of these coyly refrain from mentioning numbers.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.