take nourishment
Example Sentences
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There is now a little more readiness to take nourishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
For many days she lay upon the rude pallet, which was called bed at Urach, and, turning her face to the wall, refused to take nourishment.
From A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hay, Marie, Hon. (Agnes Blanche Marie)
Her friends have used every device to make her take nourishment.
From Fasting Girls Their Physiology and Pathology by Hammond, William Alexander
It is a well-known fact that the adult male mosquito does not necessarily take nourishment, and that the adult female does not necessarily rely on the blood of warm-blooded animals.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
"Barely able to sit up and take nourishment," she admitted, demurely.
From The Common Law by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
