refrain from
Example Sentences
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Officials have asked people to "refrain from calling to offer suggestions" as to how to respond to the incident.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
“If authorities refrain from stepping in around those levels again, attention is likely to shift quickly towards the 161.00-162.00 region,” the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency said that while it understood "the considerable public interest in this particular whale," it stressed that people should keep a safe distance and refrain from approaching the whale.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Feldman said he regularly hears the refrain from visitors, “When the world is crazy, I just want to escape. I want to come to you and escape.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“On special assignment here until, well, until my Lord Dionysus decides otherwise. And you, Perseus Jackson, I do expect you to refrain from causing any more trouble.”
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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