avoid
verb (used with object)
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
avoidably
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a word derived from
avoid.
Example Sentences
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During his sentencing in September, Judge David Farrell QC said he was "avoidably distracted" while driving as he was arguing with his girlfriend on a hands-free device.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2022
Judge Farrell said while driving he was "avoidably distracted" as he was arguing with his girlfriend on a hands-free device.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2021
“Wolfsburg violated this duty and thus carelessly and avoidably committed the central error by making the illegal sixth substitution.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
But without these standard public health practices, it may never be known how widely the outbreak spread — or who was avoidably harmed.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020
We speak of our own dead in low voices; struck down, we say, as though visible death can only occur for cause, by disease or violence, avoidably.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
