was averting
- past progressive of avert.
Example Sentences
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Mr. de Bretton-Gordon said iodine pills could do only so much and the best prevention was averting the conflict — and readiness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
Glancing cursorily into the stereoscope, he even fancied that she was averting her eyes because she was ashamed.
From Dream Tales and Prose Poems by Garnett, Constance
He who had that meaning was averting no inundation.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude
