abstemiousness

Example Sentences

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You will make a vow of abstemiousness in food and drink.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021

For a long time, she was convinced that producing her best work required a monkish commitment to abstemiousness and isolation.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

But this small gem in Italy’s heel is far from a haven of monkish abstemiousness.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2013

Gilt's experience contrasts sharply with reports of post-quake spending abstemiousness.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 14, 2011

True, I've since made call at an hotel, but you don't give me credit for my abstemiousness!

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne