Words similar to refrain

Example sentences for: refrain

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Penises and noses, which, incidentally, scans beautifully when substituted for the refrain in "Lollipops and Roses," the 1962 Grammy-winning Jack Jones hit written by Tony Velona.
They refrain from defacing Mercedes or Lexuses, these being objects of envy, not resentment.
Today's CIA people are not wine snobs--in fact, many of them prefer beer, while others refrain from even coffee, as befits good Mormons.
The death of haute couture is a constant refrain of fashion critics.
The Republican interpretation of Greenspan's remarks--that taxes should be cut because the Democrats can't be trusted to refrain from spending the surplus--obscures the contrary possibility, i.e., that the tax cut should be avoided because the GOP can't be trusted to make the necessary spending cuts.