In an effort to enhance our literary skills, I will attempt to regularly post a word that we can incorporate into our daily conversations. It won't make us smarter, but at least we'll sound like we are.
Today's word is: abstemious (ab-STEE-mee-us) adjective
moderate, sparing, not self-indulgent in food or drink
Now, I want you to use it in sentence form.
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In an effort to enhance our literary skills, I will attempt to regularly post a word that we can incorporate into our daily conversations. It won't make us smarter, but at least we'll sound like we are.
Today's word is: abstemious (ab-STEE-mee-us) adjective
moderate, sparing, not self-indulgent in food or drink
Now, I want you to use it in sentence form.
Teri and CF were not abstemious ladies.
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"Butter has no place on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you moron. Butter has no place on most sandwiches!" Unknown Hacker after receiving his first HAC sack lunch
Teri and CF were not abstemious ladies in their affection for Raider.
nor for Snickers and bon-bons!
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"Butter has no place on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you moron. Butter has no place on most sandwiches!" Unknown Hacker after receiving his first HAC sack lunch
In an effort to enhance our literary skills, I will attempt to regularly post a word that we can incorporate into our daily conversations. It won't make us smarter, but at least we'll sound like we are.
Today's word is: abstemious (ab-STEE-mee-us) adjective
moderate, sparing, not self-indulgent in food or drink
Now, I want you to use it in sentence form.
Hey, Bro. Sprunger used to do this. Has anyone ever seen Bro. Sheffey and Bro. Sprunger in the same place at the same time?
If tomorrow never comes.... we won't know the word for tomorrow
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There are a thousand HACKING at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
At least while away at HAC the ladies had to be abstemious about wearing their pants. And the bus workers had to be abstemious about dating on Saturday night, everyone but but Ebby that is. Eb was abstemious about visiting until late into the night.
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