avoided

Example Sentences

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In recent years, China has significantly toned down its calls to denuclearise the Korean peninsula and avoided mentioning it publicly.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Erickson testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Supplements may be useful when dietary intake is insufficient or osteoporosis is present, but excessive intake should be avoided.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The worst outcomes could be avoided if "a larger proportion of patients were identified, isolated, and treated," the agency said in its reports.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The doom of her words dragged me down, anchored me in misery at the knowledge that I could have avoided what was coming.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall