Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of chastity Iran's parliament has passed a new chastity law to be implemented next week, further tightening already strict dressing restrictions, according to reports. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 For some, chastity devices involve orgasm denial for the duration of the month. Mikelle Street, Them, 9 Oct. 2024 The rules include abstaining from substances that are already forbidden by the LDS Church, practicing chastity, forgoing the use of profanity and following a dress code that prohibits men from wearing beards or goatees and requires skirts to be no shorter than knee-length. Ashley Hume, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 The series eschews any sort of sexuality, with even Nico’s desires getting toned down to the point of total chastity. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chastity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastity
Noun
  • That’s a sprawling site that has been operating since 2003, and where Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
  • These centrifuges had been enriching up to 5 percent purity, according to experts.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • My interest in these figures long predated my interest in celibacy.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
  • This is what makes asexuality different from celibacy or abstinence.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Sources also detailed how Tait had allegedly long abused drugs and alcohol, despite years of encouraging sobriety and abstinence in his music.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 June 2025
  • The six books below describe other forms of abundance found, counterintuitively, through abstinence.
    Melissa Febos, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Chastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on chastity

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!