shun
verb (used with object)
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
has shunned
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present perfectof shun (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Through it all, Walter mostly has shunned attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Argos has shunned celebrities in favour of cartoon duo Connie the doll and Trevor the dinosaur.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
In Iowa, Mr. Pence sat down with the type of mainstream media outlets that Mr. DeSantis has shunned, including The Des Moines Register.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2023
In announcing that Blinken would meet with Wang in Bali, the State Department had little to say about the possibility of him seeing Lavrov, whom the U.S. has shunned since the Ukraine invasion in February.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
I am informed that he has left Rome; he has not been seen for several days, has shunned the Court, and I certainly believe that he will come to a bad end.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds
