eschew
Example Sentences
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Ms. MeLampy is at her best when she eschews personal narrative in favor of her lacerating accounts of the animal festivals she visits.
The event, held at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas, promised to be unconventional with a roaring crowd and other quirks that eschewed typical chess etiquette.
Dr. William Levis, one of the nation’s leading specialists in leprosy, eschewed such protection.
“Heat” eschews orange in favor of darker blues and greens.
From Los Angeles Times
He shook up the movie business in much the same way by eschewing traditional long and broad theatrical releases, which weren’t consumer-friendly in his view.
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