Sentence examples for he denied himself from inspiring English sources

"I knew the things he went through, the things he sacrificed, the things he denied himself of.

Bobby Sands knew exactly what he was doing when he denied himself food in the name of politics.

During their gropings and fumblings she felt like a spectator, watching Maxim as he denied himself for the sake of her honor.

He denied himself sleep for much of the shoot, in order better to convey the character's manic edge.

The point about Amis is that he denied himself the luxury of any of the usual off-the-rack intellectual and emotional consolations.

He spent the following spring and summer depressed, and therefore all the more preoccupied with sex, but since he suddenly distrusted both himself and girls he denied himself the relief of it.

As anxious as Byrne is about the CD's reception, he denies himself the luxury of focusing on any one project.

The more he denies himself, the greater his spiritual triumph, and for Messiaen the triumph was what had to be expressed.

He denies himself luxuries, but he's a big tipper.

According to writer Michael Reaves, this scene was to be a pivotal moment in Bruce's tragic life, as he denies himself the opportunity to live a normal life.

Speaking with the matter-of-fact attitude of his wild and arbitrary sport -- "that's short track," Ohno said -- he did not argue that he had denied himself a chance to race for his third individual medal.