avoid

Example Sentences

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The family chose not to sue to avoid a potentially costly and protracted legal battle.

From BBC

The duo avoided placing blame on Herbert’s trend of postseason woes, offensive line construction or Roman, a similar retread of talking points from last year’s post-hoc presser of vague talking points.

From Los Angeles Times

Heat sensors, often installed in kitchens to avoid false alarms if you simply happen to burn the toast, generally sound when temperatures climb above roughly 50C.

From BBC

AI did better by avoiding predicting pretty much any surprise results whatsoever, for a score of 22, but it is the BBC readers who lead the way as things stand, with a tally of 23.

From BBC

But he said it’s not just about the money: He believes that requiring refunds would prompt service providers to avoid issues that might result in outages in the first place.

From MarketWatch