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