refrain
Example Sentences
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These were his refrains when civil-rights leaders demanded he use federal power more forcefully.
People observing Ramadan refrain from consuming any food or water, and engage in more charity and prayers during the holy period.
From BBC
Internally, some examiners have interpreted her policies to mean they should refrain from being tough on the banks they oversee, people familiar with the division said.
In another refrain found in many poems, the women exult: “I have become cool, free.”
That message has been a consistent refrain from Chinese leaders.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
