ABSTEMIOUS in a Sentence
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Example sentences for ABSTEMIOUS, such as:
1. But for all this, the great negro was wonderfully abstemious, not to say dainty.
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Meanings and Examples of ABSTEMIOUS
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abstemious
a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Classic Sentence:
1 But for all this, the great negro was wonderfully abstemious, not to say dainty.
2 "Their singular abstemiousness and temperance," said De Bracy, forgetting the plan which promised him a Saxon bride.
Example Sentence:
1 Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.