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
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)
Oh, Mr. Sydney, you should have more care of yourself, or I fear the day will come when you will dine no longer, but merely sit up and take nourishment.
From The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow by Grant, Robert
She gave thee her breast but thou couldst not be induced to take nourishment, and so a nurse was procured for thee.
