shunning
- present participle of shun.
Example Sentences
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I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Jobless claims tell investors virtually nothing about whether businesses are hiring, but they clearly show most companies are shunning big layoffs.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Cass’s proposal for social shunning of people who take jobs in the financial sector is gross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
But at the moment investors look to be shunning most companies with AI exposure, from software to semiconductors.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
At first I neither noticed nor much cared that the shunning continued.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
