Definition of Abstain
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
Examples of Abstain in a sentence
Because of my health, I am going to abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages. π
Janet will abstain from smoking while she is pregnant. π
If you want to lose weight, you should abstain from large amounts of junk food. π
I will give my husband one hundred dollars if he can abstain from using profanity for a week. π
Since my sister has chosen to abstain from eating red meat, I will not be serving any beef dishes at my party. π
The pregnant woman could not abstain from licking the chocolate ice cream container. π
Although Taylor wants to abstain from gossiping, she is afraid her friends will encourage her to talk about other people. π
Marcus found it difficult to abstain from talking in class. π
Because I cannot abstain from eating meat, I would not make a good vegetarian. π
To avoid offending his voters, the politician will abstain from voting on the unpopular bill. π
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