Examples of 'deny ourselves' in a sentence

Meaning of "deny ourselves"

Deny ourselves: To refuse or abstain from something for personal or moral reasons. This phrase is often used in the context of self-discipline, sacrifice, or religious practice

How to use "deny ourselves" in a sentence

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deny ourselves
It would be wrong to deny ourselves a little humour.
To deny ourselves rest is to limit our creativity.
Here we do not have to deny ourselves anything.
That to deny ourselves something is necessarily disagreeable.
We take up our cross and deny ourselves.
We do not deny ourselves when we give these up.
In the context of these passages it means to deny ourselves.
And we will deny ourselves nothing.
We deny ourselves many things in the quest for a perfect body.
The innovation is to deny ourselves continuously.
We deny ourselves physical pleasures.
We are going to deny ourselves sustenance.
Fasting is certainly about the stomach and learning to deny ourselves.
But to deny ourselves is a little death.
How hard it is to deny ourselves.

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But to deny ourselves also implies the three forces.
For what we deny ourselves.
It is to deny ourselves the choice of whether or not to join them later.
But so often we deny ourselves.
We can not deny ourselves the means to deliver effective action.
Are we gonna deny ourselves.
We deny ourselves pleasure.
We are free to deny ourselves.
What we deny ourselves are the esthetics which go against the precise subject.
It is depressing to deny ourselves.
Let us not deny ourselves the chance to benefit from this extraordinary man.
The very thing we have been taught to deny ourselves our whole lives.
We deny ourselves stories and lessons that could enrich and improve our own lives.
But we will not deny ourselves in everyday life.
The first step toward following Christ is to deny ourselves.
He says we should deny ourselves if we want to follow him.
If we are to be his disciples, we must deny ourselves.
We would also have to deny ourselves because we are a part of the universe.
And what we withhold from others, we also deny ourselves.
If we are happy we gladly deny ourselves and pour ourselves out in service.
We deny ourselves and take up our cross daily as we follow Christ to Golgotha.
I think we in Europe should not deny ourselves this capacity.
To deny ourselves and to follow Him.
Why are we so ready to deny ourselves what we love?
Why deny ourselves the pleasure of which we are already accused?
Will we be brave enough to deny ourselves that future?
Are we to deny ourselves the thing we desire most because of her?
How can we continue to deny ourselves our future?
When we deny ourselves love, we deny ourselves a sacred knowing.
If we now say no to this protocol, we will effectively deny ourselves a major.
We just did not want to deny ourselves the pleasure of watching you squirm.
Jesus tells us that in order to follow him, we must deny ourselves.
We would be foolish to deny ourselves what others recognise with friendship and with joy.
When we allow ourselves to be thus thwarted, we deny ourselves tremendous joy.
In doing so, we deny ourselves the opportunities to enjoy our lives fully.

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