avoider

Example Sentences

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Though I am often an avoider of scary films, Eggers’ impressive command of the medium, his delicately shocking sensibility and his determination to get maximum effect with minimal explicitness has won me over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

In the biography, it is detailed that Carson is a long-time avoider of funerals.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

"Over time, we hope to see that initiatives that create new habitat support not just urban tolerant species, but also our urban avoider species."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

The coconut milk provides a finish that suits me — an avoider of dairy — but you can add heavy cream or any other ingredient that thickens quickly without watering down the dish.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

“Morey—go back to the power room and change the adjustment on the meteorite avoider to half a mile!”

From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood