shunned
Example Sentences
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"The only thing that gets you shunned in New York society is poverty."
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According to people who knew Doyle, he shunned drugs and alcohol, was heavily into running and cycling and was well-liked by his neighbours - stopping for chats as he walked his dog around the estate.
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Critics have shunned the contracts for blurring the line between investing and gambling.
He said the claimants' complaints about the "harmful effects" were "shunned and ignored" before the nurses were "penalised and buried" in an "oppressive and ineffectual investigation process" carried out by the trust.
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Penchukov says that he noticed a distinct change in the hacker community as people shunned working with Yakubets and many of his alleged Evil Corp associates.
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