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

Mr. Patten, as implied, is sober to the point of temperance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 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 women involved may have wanted to support temperance and other reform movements, but ultimately men controlled the finances.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling