shunned

Example Sentences

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Before Khomenei, respected Shiite clerics had shunned the idea of clerical rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Newsom, however, has largely shunned new tax increase proposals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Individuals all over the country were fired from their jobs, shunned, ostracized and run out of town for insufficient reverence for Kirk on social media.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

Kim has so far largely shunned efforts to resume top-level diplomatic dialogue.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“She was shunned by the others in our village,” I said.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi