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

Then it occurred to him that his companion might draw his own conclusions as to his reasons for any unusual abstemiousness, and he helped himself liberally.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold