not drinking

Example Sentences

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"You could run into the extremes of eating too much, where if you're not drinking enough water to hydrate and exceed the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, you can get constipated," Lee said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Nick Mackenzie, who runs the brewer and pub chain with 2,700 sites across the UK, agreed there were other businesses fighting for consumers' money as a growing share of the population was not drinking alcohol.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Bombarded by public health warnings about the dangers of not drinking enough, I was terrified of dehydration.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025

The CDC recommends learning basic swimming and water safety skills, wearing a life jacket while boating and not drinking alcohol before or during swimming, boating, or other water activities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald