total abstainer
Example Sentences
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Sam Snead, whose fluent style has lasted longer than any other man’s in the history of the game, was reduced to putting between his legs, croquet fashion—and he was a total abstainer for years.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 31, 2020
He was a total abstainer and a nonsmoker, had no recreations except a daily hour in the gymnasium, and had taken a vow of celibacy .
From Time Magazine Archive
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"I am a total abstainer and a fanatical Dry myself," said Dr. Empringham.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Few sportsmen will credit this sentimental tale in which the "love and patience" of two boys turn a born biscuit eater into a total abstainer and top-notch bird dog.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He said he was a total abstainer himself, and did not think—and probably the audience agreed with him—he looked any the worse for it.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various