Example Sentences

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I have fasted all day and I'm not sure why.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2022

When I mention that the Prophet Mohammad was believed to have fasted two days a week, Mattson jokes: “Clearly, Mohammad was ahead of his time!”

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2018

If, on the other hand, you have fasted before working out, your muscles must rely primarily on the body’s skimpy supply of stored carbohydrates or its larger reservoirs of fat.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017

The town of Knock is a place of pilgrimage, as is Croagh Patrick mountain where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2016

I have fasted now one day, and my belly screams, A week!

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin