nondrinking
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a word derived from
nondrinker.
nondrinkernouna person who abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Example Sentences
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Barrie Arnold, 39, and Nick Bodkins, 36, who were co-workers at an insurance software company before starting Boisson together, have gone through nondrinking phases themselves.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
“It’s a very long evening and not exactly my idea of a good night out,” Mr. Falk quoted him as saying — “sat there for five hours in a nonsmoking, nondrinking environment.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
“Our intention is to be at all the major events in the industry,” said Mirmelstein, and he is shaping up plans to have a nondrinking presence at CES, South by Southwest, and Cannes in France.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2018
"The Americans, who had learned about the missing case earlier than the Russian President did, asked themselves a question: If a nondrinking President could lose that case, what could be expected of a drinking President?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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Nonsmoking, nondrinking, Lee has no advice to thrust on those who do.
From Time Magazine Archive
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