temperance
Example Sentences
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The hangover of the temperance movement lasted well into the 20th Century in parts of Scotland.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Beloved in colonial America, hard cider lost favor in the mid-19th century as crisp lagers ascended; the temperance movement and Prohibition felled cider-apple trees.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Early Free Methodists were active in the temperance and abolitionist movements.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
The school encouraged people to cultivate virtues that included temperance, courage, justice and wisdom.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
The temperance folks had given America Prohibition, and had thrown in a ban on gambling while they were at it.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
