shunned

Example Sentences

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The early electric Mustang models were shunned by some but have become popular.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The high school in this well-off nook of the Berkshires has for a century shunned the Wildcats, Falcons, Bulldogs and other popular mascots in favor of the flashier “Lenox Millionaires.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

An NBC reporter gave this rundown: “Part-time jobs, shunned by neighbors, counseling for him and his wife, and a family divided. He sent his daughter to Jordan to escape the attention.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Speaking to, Sarah Gorrell on BBC Radio Sussex, Becky said: "Because of disfigurement, burns patients were often shunned or abandoned by communities."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Six centuries had come and gone since that night, but Hard- home was still shunned.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin