How to use avoid in a sentence

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• I always used to do my shopping now, to avoid the rush.From the entry now
• The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.From the entry early
• J.F.K. "quarantined" Cuba rather than blockading it to avoid needless escalation of the conflict.From the entry quarantine
• We have to cut costs if we want to avoid bankruptcy.From the entry cost
• Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.From the entry shot
• I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.From the entry by
• They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.From the entry short
• People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.From the entry loss
• People are more willing to take a risk to avoid a loss than to make a gain.From the entry gain
• He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.From the entry extreme
• The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.From the entry put by
• After we deposed the claimant we had enough evidence to avoid a trial.From the entry depose
• The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.From the entry belt
• His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.From the entry newspaper
• He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.From the entry chest
• To avoid passing on your illness, you should sneeze into your sleeve.From the entry sneeze
• I'd prefer to deep copy that in order to avoid complications with updates.From the entry deep copy
• To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.From the entry evenly
• In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic.From the entry atomic
• Our product designs around the existing patents to avoid infringing them.From the entry around
• He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.From the entry crooked
• Everton require at least 3 goals in the second leg to avoid elimination from the FA Cup.From the entry elimination
• You should move these structures from the stack to the heap to avoid a potential stack overflow.From the entry heap
• This medication can interact with alcohol, so it's best to avoid drinking while you're taking it.From the entry interact
• The cultural hiatus associated with the Pine Pollen Zone suggests that Amerinds may have avoided the area.From the entry Amerind
• He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.From the entry incline
• I’m one of those people who avoids confrontations like the plague.From the entry avoid like the plague
• He was a quick-tempered fellow who was generally avoided by his co-workers.From the entry quick-tempered
• You can decide to use the bumpers to avoid the ball going down the gutter every time.From the entry gutter
• When traveling in the American Southwest, we avoid other people by boondocking in the desert.From the entry boondock
• Students should learn to write in their own words and avoid plagiarizing.From the entry plagiarize
• He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.From the entry lay down
• Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.From the entry hunch
• Venice is a place to avoid if you suffer from gephyrophobia.From the entry gephyrophobia
• I spotted his next shenanigan—saw it coming—and so avoided being fooled.From the entry shenanigan
• He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.From the entry paunchy

Meaning of avoid

1. verb To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
2. verb To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
3. verb To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

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Questions about avoid in a sentence

How do you use avoid in a sentence?

Avoid is used as a verb. For example: “I avoided the slap easily.”

What is a short sentence with avoid?

“I avoided the slap easily.”

What does avoid mean?

Avoid means to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.