Sentence examples for refrain for from inspiring English sources

"Forward, forward," he cried, his trademark refrain for never-ending struggle.

Perhaps it's problematic — that identity-politics refrain — for me, a white critic, to prefer the contrite, rueful Tyson.

Edward's single most important contribution to the wedding arrangements had been to refrain, for more than a week.

But Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said he would refrain for now from withdrawing aid or taking other steps.

In those agreements, the publishers promised to refrain for five years from making deals with other retailers to sell their books at lower prices.

I am tempted to put it in the deadpool, but will refrain for now.

It refrained, for example, from meddling in the 2008 elections.

Rodriguez has refrained, for the most part, from becoming involved with the controversy.

And Hamas has refrained, for fear of a backlash, from its past practice of dragnet detentions.

"I have refrained for months from suing Jeffrey Chodorow," an owner in the companies that brought the suit.

He refrained for weeks from expressing an opinion on his state's same-sex marriage bill, leaving supporters and opponents unsure of its fate.