period of abstinence
Example Sentences
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It ends, in most cases, the long period of abstinence from rice, and many times terminates a period of actual hunger.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by John M. Garvan
Ah, well, poor chap, he did give up golf on the first of August, if not forever at least for the longest period of abstinence in his career on the links.
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton
Moreover, having fed plentifully and travelled easily, they were fat and well-favoured, as, given good food, natives soon become after a period of abstinence.
From Child of Storm by Henry Rider Haggard
Under the circumstances milk, albumen water and fine cereal gruels are the best foods from which to formulate the diet after the necessary period of abstinence and fluid diet.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
In the older writings there are instances reported in which the period of abstinence has varied from a short time to endurance beyond the bounds of credulity.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
