temperance
Example Sentences
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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.
But Poe had taken a temperance pledge shortly before he disappeared.
From Washington Post
Pandemic drinking, and the subsequent move to sobriety or temperance for many people, has been well documented.
From New York Times
A state appeals court looking into its origins cited contemporary newspaper reports saying it was intended to aid citizens frustrated with prosecutors who refused to enforce temperance laws.
From Washington Post
“We were a sleepy town,” said museum archivist Sara Crown, noting that in the late 1910s, there had been a local temperance movement that preceded Prohibition.
From Los Angeles Times
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