shunned
Example Sentences
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Mueller, who routinely shunned the limelight throughout his law-enforcement career, largely vanished from public view after his departure from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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
Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
“She was shunned by the others in our village,” I said.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
