refrain
Example Sentences
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Spear is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal with a heart of gold, and Fang’s a Tyrannosaurus rex who cares about Spear enough to refrain from eating him.
From Salon
Starting this year, a single request form will allow Californians to demand that data brokers delete their personal information and refrain from collecting or selling it in the future.
From Los Angeles Times
Parents are advised to refrain from feeding infants or young children the formula, Nestle said.
Charter: “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State.”
A common refrain in the restaurant industry, especially among disgruntled servers, goes something like this: Every diner should have to work for at least one year in a restaurant, akin to mandatory military service.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
