shun
Example Sentences
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The universe, it’s all mathematics and science, and I shouldn’t shun the science of music just because I think the inspiration is all it should be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Nor should it shun folks from the baking community.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
Totalling around 1,200 people, these include the Nicobarese as well as the Shompen, hunter-gatherers who shun contact with outsiders, who Survival describes as "one of the most isolated peoples on Earth."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Others continue to shun the state despite winning big concessions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
“You’ll find that nothing in them demands that scythes shun the creature comforts that make life worth living. That bleak interpretation by old-guard scythes is a relic from another time.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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