take nourishment
Example Sentences
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There is now a little more readiness to take nourishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nature herself has undeniably impressed upon man, that she wishes him to take nourishment of different kinds.
From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David
My throat, palate, and gums were likewise so filled with the pock, that I could not swallow broth, or take nourishment without suffering extremely.
From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte
On several occasions he refused to take nourishment for several days at a time in reaction to his delusional ideas.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
For insects provided with a biting mouth, which take nourishment from the whole leaf, shoot or fruit, the poisonous washes used are chiefly arsenical.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
