Example Sentences

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Your mom probably thought she was on top of things and was avoiding getting your involved in order to spare you the burden and her the embarrassment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Lewandowski was avoiding swiping into the building to stay under his service limit, according to department officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Back then, his main concern was avoiding the Vietnam War.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

Perhaps the only consolation for Bublik was avoiding being at the wrong end of the fastest beating of the tournament.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

I saw that his delicacy was avoiding the right word, so I said, “A clerk.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens