How to Use abstinence in a Sentence

abstinence

noun

• The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.
• 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
• That’s why some bishops are waiving abstinence from meat on St. Patrick’s Day.
  — Alejandra Molina, Orange County Register, 1 Mar. 2017
• To May, abstinence is not the answer to teens’ problems with social media.
  — Eli Joseph, Fortune, 4 June 2024
• And for those trying to use the period of Lenten abstinence to kick an alcohol habit, Ochsner has a program to help.
  — NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
• Other times, it's assumed to be a choice, like abstinence or celibacy.
  — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• The drug, ibudilast, didn’t help meth users improve abstinence, as compared to a placebo.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Through it all — even after her boyfriend moved back to Missouri — Bree maintained her abstinence.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
• The only treatment for this, Berliner told the woman, was abstinence.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• There is no meat on the altars, because St. Joseph’s Day falls during the Lenten season, a time of abstinence and reflection.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
• There are lots of cheerful green emojis on there, but their souls are black: content with living in bleak abstinence.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
• 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 means that abstinence is taught as the only foolproof way to avoid pregnancy and disease.
  — Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 8 June 2018
• The idea is to embrace users and nudge them toward social functioning, even toward abstinence—but on the client’s time line.
  — Sally Satel, WSJ, 21 July 2021
• On one hand, my faith teaches me that abstinence is a virtue, a testament to my dedication to God.
  — Hena Bryan, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
• Some may opt for abstinence because they're fed up with hookup culture and crave an emotional connection.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024