How to Use abstinence in a Sentence

abstinence

noun

• The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.
• Most people will turn back at this point, deciding that internet abstinence is not for them.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 25 June 2017
• Known as neonatal abstinence syndrome, the symptoms vary from a high-pitched cry to muscles so tight some babies can be as stiff as a board.
  — Claudia Buck, sacbee.com, 18 May 2017
• That’s why some bishops are waiving abstinence from meat on St. Patrick’s Day.
  — Alejandra Molina, Orange County Register, 1 Mar. 2017
• Most people will turn back at this point, deciding that Internet abstinence is not for them.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017
• By the end of college, Adam was trying to manage his gaming but still fell into a pattern of bingeing, abstinence and relapse.
  — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017
• On the one hand, the school is seeking to maintain some kind of commitment to what has classically been called chastity — or today might be called abstinence.
  — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 20 May 2017
• The program is based around harm reduction, a method focused on preventing drug overdoses and the spread of infectious diseases rather than urging abstinence.
  — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 30 July 2024
• Yet people who describe themselves as in recovery consistently say abstinence is important.
  — Carla K. Johnson, The Seattle Times, 22 May 2017
• That the Ivy League would eventually give in after six decades of conference tournament abstinence was far from a foregone conclusion.
  — Tim Balk, SI.com, 15 May 2017
• A friendlier, less disciplined sister of abstinence, this philosophy aims to reduce the overall level of drug use among people who are unable or simply unwilling to stop.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 17 May 2017
• Another example URL: cockblockedby jesus.com—weird, but could maybe be about abstinence.
  — Lucas Peterson, GQ, 22 May 2017
• The only way to eliminate your risk of pregnancy completely is to practice abstinence, but there are a variety of other methods that are extremely safe when used correctly.
  — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2016
• The 44-year-old had gained weight since her arrest and forced abstinence from drugs.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• As a girl, Mack said she was taught to value modesty and even signed an abstinence pledge in the sixth grade.
  — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2020
• So what happens in the body during this month of abstinence?
  — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
• The good news is that C.H.S. has a pretty simple cure: abstinence.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
• The author argues in favor of abstinence, which is what is taught by law in Utah schools.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
• In 2015, the FDA dropped the lifetime ban and replaced it with a one-year abstinence requirement.
  — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2023
• This leaves a lot of people behind for whom abstinence just doesn’t work.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• Once in the system, cannabis abstinence is enforced through urine tests.
  — Chris Goldstein, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• The authors tried to control for factors like age and abstinence time.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2022
• On Thursday, the FDA shortened the window of abstinence even further, to three months.
  — TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2020
• Even a short period of abstinence can help your brain bounce back.
  — Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF, 12 Jan. 2022
• Seizures are by far the most feared side effect of sudden abstinence from benzos.
  — Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2020
• In the Catholic Church, abstinence in this context means abstaining from meat.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
• In 1988, the litmus tests included abstinence and prayer in school.
  — M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• The periods of abstinence last about as long as his benders last.
  — Diana Spechler, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
• To May, abstinence is not the answer to teens’ problems with social media.
  — Eli Joseph, Fortune, 4 June 2024
• People are meant to use all the fats inside the home in preparation for fasting and abstinence during Lent, which begins the following day on Ash Wednesday, according to Britannica.com.
  — Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024