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Examples of abstain
abstain
Actually, Mark had to abstain from poffertjes because of his gluten intolerance.
From the desmoinesregister.com
You also have to abstain from anger, and everything that separates you from God.
From the nytimes.com
It is thought that under the guidelines, the US will abstain in Thursday's vote.
From the guardian.co.uk
Rather than holding one's nose while voting, a truer stance would be to abstain.
From the stltoday.com
Plans for a marriage tax break survive but the Lib Dems will be free to abstain.
From the guardian.co.uk
Please remind your readers to abstain from making remarks about a person's size.
From the stltoday.com
Why is it so hard to label the buttons YES, NO and ABSTAIN instead of 2, 3 and 4?
From the economist.com
If it were me, when the Palestine resolution came up for a vote, I would abstain.
From the sfgate.com
In our world, interacting with technology is almost impossible to abstain from.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
- Refrain from voting
- Choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
- Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on election day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. ...
- Refrain from (something); hold one's self aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from; To shun voluntarily; Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present; Hinder; withhold
- (abstainment) An act of abstaining; an abstention
- (ABSTAINING) To dream that you refuse to drink any kind of alcoholic beverage is a forecast of excellent health.
- To abstain from voting for or against a motion, while present in the House;
- To hold oneself back, to refrain from or do without. To avoid a desire, negative action or habit. See: yama-niyama.
- If you don't vote either for or against the motion, you are said to abstain. This may be because you can't make up your mind or disagree with both opposing views.
