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 fasting
The clinic was founded in the 1950s by Otto Buchinger, a naval doctor who learn about fasting in India and was said to have been cured of severe rheumatoid arthritis following a 19-day water fast.
—
Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
When fasting, Catholic followers are not required to fast completely but rather to eat one full meal and two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full one.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While each group or person had their own way of fasting — some fast only during the day, have one meal after dark, avoid meat and/or candy or abstain from food altogether — drinking beer was generally permitted under monastic fasting rules.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026
When fasting, Catholic followers are not required to fast completely but rather to eat one full meal and two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full one.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While each group or person had their own way of fasting — some fast only during the day, have one meal after dark, avoid meat and/or candy or abstain from food altogether — drinking beer was generally permitted under monastic fasting rules.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
