shunning
Example Sentences
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I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
And Sass isn’t even completely shunning the Magnificent Seven.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
We look at where the managers are most “overweight,” meaning the assets on which they are placing their biggest bets, and most “underweight,” meaning the assets they are shunning.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
It isn’t that they are intentionally shunning on-campus activities and events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
He left no explanation for shunning his cure.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
