ardent spirits
Example Sentences
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Yet the nation's most famous glutton spurned ardent spirits for orange juice and lemon pop.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let us next attend to the chronic effects of ardent spirits upon the body and mind.
From Select Temperance Tracts by American Tract Society
Mother," he said in a feeble tone, "God bless you for having taught me to avoid ardent spirits.
From Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character by Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard)
To stop the use of ardent spirits and to encourage the cultivation of corn, were two important steps, as the Governor thought.
From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Barce, Elmore
He immediately abandoned all ardent spirits, wine, and fermented liquors, and confined himself wholly to milk, vegetables, and water.
From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
