Example Sentences

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The tech companies that are largely funding the AI boom have been avoiding that riddle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The patient needs to have an entire program of care, but they have been avoiding the doctor because they are afraid to do the work of taking care of themselves properly.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

Major shipping companies include Maersk have been avoiding the Red Sea and sending their ships around Africa and the Cape of Good Hope.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Eventually, he got his first reply and only then understood why people might have been avoiding him.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

Mom and I have been avoiding each other, which usually lasts a few days.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman