abstemious

Example Sentences

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Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious, frugal and ascetic in the White House.

From Washington Post

Excessive drinking is a key part of the festival but several ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders took out a front-page ad in a community newspaper urging a more abstemious Purim this year.

From Reuters

I’m a little more abstemious beforehand, enjoy the indulgence and get back to normal the next day.

From New York Times

It also suggested marketing plant-based food as “delicious, normal, and satisfying, not as light, abstemious, or overtly healthy or vegetarian”.

From The Guardian

He clearly believes they can deliver a title-challenging car and in a month marked by attempts to be abstemious, Verstappen’s signature is just the stiffener Red Bull and their engine supplier Honda required.

From The Guardian