teetotalism

Example Sentences

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But teetotalism made him a “weird kid” in the small Bavarian town where he grew up.

From Scientific American • Jul. 9, 2019

Washingtonians welcomed the participation of women and children, as they cast alcohol as the destroyer of families, and those who joined the group took a public pledge of teetotalism.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Temperance societies developed a religious zeal for teetotalism.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014

It was benign, healthful and quite compatible with teetotalism.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

Come what would, he should not stand up and triumph in his teetotalism on the platform—that they were quite resolved on.

From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.