avert

Example Sentences

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I avert my eyes and continue around the corner.

From Literature

Det Supt Paul Greenwood, head of investigations for Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said he had never seen an attack so narrowly averted.

From BBC

Gulf states are a major source of fertilizer, and it’s too late to avert the effects of an export disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal

There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.

From Salon

I was careful to keep my face averted.

From Literature