have avoided
- present perfect of avoid.
Example Sentences
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More than 1.5 million taxpayers could have avoided paying IRS penalties if the automatic waivers were in place at that time, she wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
But officials have avoided estimating the number of missing, though the UN has put that figure at as many as 50,000.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
UK-sanctioned shadow fleet vessels have avoided the Channel since British troops intercepted the Smyrtos, with tracking data showing a number of sanctioned ships altering course to avoid the waterway in the aftermath of the operation.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The league and the NFL Referees Assn. have avoided a work stoppage by agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement that runs through the 2032 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
In this book I have avoided using him as far as possible.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
