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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Fishing communities in Fukushima are also worried customers will shun their catches, despite strict testing protocols for food from the region.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
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
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
Perhaps the biggest imponderable is whether the public will shun the Max once it returns to the skies, probably starting in the U.S. in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2019
They will shun him the way she has been shunned.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
