refrain

Example Sentences

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Employees should work from home, refrain from flying and use public transport, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Phil and who will conduct Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Bowl this summer, is making Beethoven a refrain of his first season in New York, as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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

In my mind, I repeated my commands in an endless refrain.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine