Example Sentences

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My appetite is extraordinary;—I think it has increased since I have dieted.

From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)

Don't be discouraged if some day after you have dieted well you seem to have gained.

From Diet and Health With Key to the Calories by Peters, Lulu Hunt