avoidable
- a word derived from avoid.
Example Sentences
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All obstacles we have described—from the opinion-release blackouts to the ongoing mysteries of judicial travel to the unsigned midnight orders on the shadow docket—are avoidable.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026
U.S. homeowners pay $65 billion a year in avoidable costs, and the highest earners often pay the steepest price, new research finds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The avoidable mortgage costs that people who bought homes since 2022 pay annually because they didn’t shop around for the best mortgage, according to Bankrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Despite all the avoidable deaths and harms that have been revealed by these investigations, they see scant evidence that anyone in positions of authority has been held to account.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Also, I feel that crying is almost—like, aside from deaths of relatives or whatever—totally avoidable if you follow two very simple rules: 1.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
