Sample Sentences for
abstinence
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    They may practice abstinence or birth control— other than slaughtering the newborn-until the entire band reaches an age where new blood will soon be needed.†  (source)
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    The school board has decided that "Merryweather High-Home of the Trojans" didn't send a strong abstinence message, so they have transformed us into the Blue Devils.†  (source)
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    Abstinence.†  (source)
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    But the president has been the picture of abstinence, neither smoking a cigar nor taking a sip of alcohol.†  (source)
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    Three small whiskies had gone to his head and Gallaher's strong cigar had confused his mind, for he was a delicate and abstinent person.†  (source)
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    Some, as thou sawest, by violent stroke shall die; By fire, flood, famine, by intemperance more In meats and drinks, which on the earth shall bring Diseases dire, of which a monstrous crew Before thee shall appear; that thou mayest know What misery the inabstinence of Eve Shall bring on Men.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inabstinence means not and reverses the meaning of abstinence. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
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    She figured they'd probably talk to us about abstinence and protecting yourself from unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, and that led into the first of our frank talks about her past.†  (source)
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    The frequency of the warnings and the continued abstinence of Mr B with respect to Hiroshima had made its citizens jittery; a rumour was going around that the Americans were saving something special for the city.†  (source)
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    He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge.†  (source)
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    I vainly reminded him of his protracted abstinence from food: if he stirred to touch anything in compliance with my entreaties, if he stretched his hand out to get a piece of bread, his fingers clenched before they reached it, and remained on the table, forgetful of their aim.†  (source)
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    The bargain might appear unequal; but there was still another consideration in the scales; for while Jekyll would suffer smartingly in the fires of abstinence, Hyde would be not even conscious of all that he had lost.†  (source)
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    The Bush administration focused its AIDS prevention campaign on abstinence-only programs.†  (source)
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    I wasn't sold on his life of abstinence, and I resented him for curbing my appetite.†  (source)
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