shun
verb (used with object)
to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
will shun
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future tenseof shun.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Observations of I-66’s sister road Interstate 495 make it clear most drivers will shun the expensive tolls and sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic instead.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
Some businesses, especially smaller independents, will shun this event altogether.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2021
Analysts have said the athletic wear boom could last at least through next year, even as the market is concerned that consumers will shun workout clothes for more formal clothing as they return to offices.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2021
Without that help, many poor patients will shun testing, complicating the government response to the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
They will shun him the way she has been shunned.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
