Refrained can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| refrain - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" | ||
| refrain - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" |
| # | Sentence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | verb | He refrained from drinking too much. | |
| 2. | verb | He refrained from taking a bath. | |
| 3. | verb | I refrained from voting. | |
| 4. | verb | Tom refrained from doing that. | |
| 5. | verb | And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table. | |
| 6. | verb | The Algerian government has refrained from lowering its subsidies. | |
| 7. | verb | We agreed to refrain from smoking while we are at work. | |
| 8. | verb | My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being. | |
| 9. | verb | I cannot refrain from expressing my opinion about the affair. | |
| 10. | verb | You should refrain from smoking. | |
| 11. | verb | You are asked to refrain from smoking until the sign is switched off. | |
| 12. | verb | I refrain from drinking. | |
| 13. | verb | I could not refrain from smoking. | |
| 14. | verb | He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt. | |
| 15. | verb | People sharing a ride should refrain from conversation with other passengers. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| verb | |
| He refrained from drinking too much. | |
| He refrained from taking a bath. | |
| I refrained from voting. | |
| Tom refrained from doing that. | |
| And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table. | |
| The Algerian government has refrained from lowering its subsidies. | |
| We agreed to refrain from smoking while we are at work. | |
| My physician advised me to refrain from alcohol for the time being. | |
| I cannot refrain from expressing my opinion about the affair. | |
| You should refrain from smoking. | |
| You are asked to refrain from smoking until the sign is switched off. | |
| I refrain from drinking. | |
| I could not refrain from smoking. | |
| He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt. | |
| People sharing a ride should refrain from conversation with other passengers. | |