allergic to
Example Sentences
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She was never above criticism; financial television has long been too cozy with the executives it covers and too allergic to the kind of confrontational reporting that treats CEOs as accountable public actors.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Markets have been allergic to cash outflows in recent months amid concern about returns on hypsercalers’ big investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Setting one’s expectations as low as the recent ratings for Emmy night telecasts is good practice because the Television Academy is notoriously allergic to change.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
If No. 7 seed Gauff has been somewhat allergic to grass, metaphorically speaking, Muchova literally is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Whoever said Sam Westing was allergic to bees?"
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
