take nourishment
Example Sentences
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There is now a little more readiness to take nourishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
“There are just two things that every ball player is ready to do, take nourishment and nag the umpire.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Chadwick, Lester
Patients can generally be persuaded at first to take nourishment.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
I tried to get you on the phone, but you were closed down, the exchange said, so Helen packed me off here when she was able to sit up and take nourishment.
From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis
He was removed from his cell to the isolation building, where he refused to take nourishment until April 23.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
