chaste
Example Sentences
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But while this film is about sex, violence and betrayal, the overall approach is as earnest and chaste as a basic cable production; and the cast’s energy rarely rises above the level of “mild concern.”
From Los Angeles Times
Her whole routine was perfunctory and almost chaste: The woman had left behind her horse farm to unretire her G-string, and you got the sense she’d rather be home with the animals.
From Washington Post
The structure of the Field is patriarchal and aggressive, with women expected to be chaste and subservient.
From Los Angeles Times
Mixing tight financial reporting with soap-operatic twists and turns, “Unscripted” makes the amped-up historical fiction of “Babylon” feel downright chaste by comparison.
From Washington Post
The sensually, sexually stimulating indulgences of one are about 180 degrees from the chaste, G-rated commitments of the other.
From Los Angeles Times
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