CELIBATE in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of CELIBATE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
celibate
 a.  unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
Classic Sentence:
1  Whatever the reason, Ferrier remained strictly celibate.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
2  He remembered well, with the curious patient memory of the celibate, the first casual caresses her dress, her breath, her fingers had given him.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
Example Sentence:
1  The perennial bachelor vowed to remain celibate.
2  He had defended the institution of a celibate priesthood.