chaste

Example Sentences

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Jesus is widely thought to have never married and to have lived a chaste life.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

He called it “an excellent example of the Midcentury Modern style,” noting its Googie-style sign, “simple geometric volumes, low sloped roof, relatively chaste exterior walls and decorative concrete blocks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

K-dramas are famously chaste, which is part of their global appeal.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

Still, these were details ABC might have accounted for before constructing the sensitive, chaste gentleman fantasy that made everyone weak in the knees.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

“Your lady may prefer this. It’s a superior article, a most desirable color, quite chaste and genteel,” he said, shaking out a comfortable gray shawl, and throwing it over Jo’s shoulders.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott