CELIBACY in a Sentence

Learn CELIBACY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for CELIBACY, such as:

1. My profession condemns me to celibacy.
2. Then a passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to.
3. The problem with the church's insistence on clerical celibacy is not sexual but social.

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 Meanings and Examples of CELIBACY
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celibacy
 n.  state of being unmarried; single life
Classic Sentence:
1  Men should be more careful; this very celibacy leads weaker vessels astray.
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In SECOND ACT
2  Then a passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to.
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In THIRD ACT
3  My profession condemns me to celibacy.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18. The Treasure.
Example Sentence:
1  The problem with the church's insistence on clerical celibacy is not sexual but social.