He was also noted for his eccentric habits, his spartan lifestyle, and his kindness to the poor to whom he also acted as doctor and lawyer.

She followed a simple, spartan lifestyle, and lived in near-anonymity for years.

Time Inc. is starting Real Simple, a magazine aimed at women seeking a more spartan (read: Shaker) lifestyle than Ms. Stewart can deliver.

Although the Lion had not been born a Costeau, he had lived most of his sixty-eight years as one, and a spartan lifestyle appealed to him in a fundamental way.

Francia lived a spartan lifestyle.

Master Yin Shun had a simple and spartan lifestyle in the last days of his life, so his disciples decided to keep his funeral simple but solemn.

He maintained a spartan lifestyle, eating plain meals alone at an inexpensive restaurant.

Taking responsibility for her younger siblings and living a spartan lifestyle during this period infused the feeling of self-sacrifice for the wider good.

Monsignor McCorristin was noted for his staunch support of education and parish life as well as a devotion to a spartan personal lifestyle.

You claim that the magazine "is aimed at women seeking a more spartan (read: Shaker) lifestyle" than Martha Stewart can deliver.