ascetic
Example Sentences
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His emaciated face and worn clothes give him an ascetic look.
From New York Times
They float over the savanna like two-story ascetics, peering down at the fray from behind those long lashes.
From New York Times
I still have this weird, useless guilt around shopping, but it helped me get over the ascetic period of my life and realize there’s room everywhere for beauty.
From New York Times
Carter was consistently ethical, abstemious, frugal and ascetic in the White House.
From Washington Post
The Carmelite nuns are a cloistered and ascetic order, living largely in silence.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
