shunned
Example Sentences
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Two reasons Michelangelo shunned Raphael were his youth and good looks.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
McIlroy is a different man compared with the tetchy figure who shunned the media for much of last year's PGA.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound pharmaceutical intervention.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The high school in this well-off nook of the Berkshires has for a century shunned the Wildcats, Falcons, Bulldogs and other popular mascots in favor of the flashier “Lenox Millionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In short, I lived the life of the shunned, forever cast aside, yet looking on, curious as to how others lived.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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