ascetic

Example Sentences

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His emaciated face and worn clothes give him an ascetic look.

From New York Times

In “Fire on the Beach,” Faladé describes Wild’s flowing hair and “piercing eyes — reminiscent of John Brown’s ascetic’s glare.”

From New York Times

“The abstractionist Carmen Herrera produces minimal but eloquent paintings whose strength comes from their intense fusions of color and ascetic form,” she wrote.

From New York Times

Many of them will stay on the banks of the Ganges for a month leading the life of an ascetic, with the belief they will receive salvation.

From Seattle Times

In director Scott Nolte’s staging, the plates are bare, the food imaginary and the dramatic stakes of a community of ascetics who’ve resolved to take no pleasure in the lavish meal are similarly missing.

From Seattle Times