take nourishment
Example Sentences
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There is now a little more readiness to take nourishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
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
Don’t worry over me, dear friend; I’m still able to sit up and take nourishment.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
