hold aloof from
Example Sentences
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Yet they do not hold aloof from the heaving market; a very good food stand, for instance, is located outside the offices of a firm that has pulled off an IPO.
From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2018
All Negro professional men do not belong to it; some hold aloof from racial associations.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Lodge came home full of honors and decorations, and convinced that the U.S. should never again hold aloof from world events.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Nearly a third of the Presbyterian churches will probably hold aloof from the union.
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Soured by his experiences, he had resolved to hold aloof from Woman and devote himself to Thrift.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard