Sentence example with the word 'abstemiously'

abstemiously

Definition adv. in a sparing manner

Last update: September 15, 2015


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She dined alone after her husband's death, but it was reported by no means abstemiously, the royal family being characterized in the lines: "King William thinks all, Queen Mary talks all, Prince George drinks all, And Princess Anne eats all."   [Please select]

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He ate on, rapidly but abstemiously, and finished before Mr.   [Please select]

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Fortunate it was now for the tall woodsman that he had lived abstemiously and laboured sanely all that winter, and could depend upon both wind and limb.   [Please select]

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When he had reached the top step, he laid his hat and cane on the porch and took her hands in his--pressing them abstemiously.   [Please select]

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