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vegetarian

[vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən /
ADJECTIVE
plant-eating
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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But he can’t stand to wear them now, especially since he’s also a vegetarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Being vegetarian, it’s a little challenging, but it’s a great place for us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Vida offers a four-course prix fixe menu, with the option to select one dish from each course, as well as a seven-course tasting menu; both can be enjoyed in vegetarian form.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

She became a vegetarian, attacked the Chinese government for "torturing" bears, and spent hundreds of thousands on a programme to sterilise Romanian stray dogs.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Mary Elizabeth is a vegetarian, and she hates her parents.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky