take nourishment
Example Sentences
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There is now a little more readiness to take nourishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
See two cases of patients who refused to take nourishment, Class III.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
He was removed from his cell to the isolation building, where he refused to take nourishment until April 23.
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard
“There are just two things that every ball player is ready to do, take nourishment and nag the umpire.”
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Chadwick, Lester
It is a well-known fact that the adult male mosquito does not necessarily take nourishment, and that the adult female does not necessarily rely on the blood of warm-blooded animals.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
