avoided

Example Sentences

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Unlike other recent defence secretaries, he studiously avoided briefing against other ministers or the Treasury.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But the U.S. has avoided hitting Iran’s infrastructure in recent days, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The bestselling tenor also avoided the second inauguration but made a special Oval Office visit in October, when he serenaded the president.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Erickson, during the civil trial, testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The doom of her words dragged me down, anchored me in misery at the knowledge that I could have avoided what was coming.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall