shunned

Example Sentences

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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

An NBC reporter gave this rundown: “Part-time jobs, shunned by neighbors, counseling for him and his wife, and a family divided. He sent his daughter to Jordan to escape the attention.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

There were plenty of reasons investors had shunned energy stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Six centuries had come and gone since that night, but Hard- home was still shunned.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin