abstemious

Example Sentences

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During his visit at Cluain Mhic Nóis, Artt makes few complaints about the abbot’s lax management, but everything about his abstemious manner suggests how disappointed he is.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

I could see making a meal of it some chilly, abstemious night.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022

A properly dressed salad is no more abstemious than anything else.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2019

Look closely enough—and believe me, I did—and you’ll notice the results of that abstemious discipline on the 57-year-old Cook’s 6-foot-3 frame.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2018

“I should have guessed. Too opulent for your abstemious revolutionary and yourself, I take it?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie