How to Use averse in a Sentence

averse

adjective

• I'm not averse to broccoli if it's cooked right.
• The demands of having just one screen, and having to fill all those seats made for programming that was risk-averse.
  — John Leland, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2019
• If someone in your party is spice-averse, order the Lemon-Herb option.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 30 July 2019
• In other words, if the organ isn't in the best shape, transplant centers may be risk averse reluctant to take a chance.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 Aug. 2019
• These Hillary is obliged to share with local deer, who are able to swim over to her island and are not averse to helping themselves.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• Life begins with competitive preschools, enrichment instead of play, and risk-averse parents who make sure their kids do plenty of test prep.
  — Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2019
• These stores mainly help e-commerce websites lure first-time buyers who may be averse to the idea of online shopping due to its novelty, among other things.
  — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 23 Aug. 2019
• Happily, Sawyer completed the SkyBridge walk and convinced us that even the most heights-averse among us can, too.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2019
• Following an intense search for a doink-averse kicker, the Bears brass decided to enter the season with Pinieiro as the starter.
  — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Pollak says that for many woman, especially those who tend to be more risk averse, working in a hospital setting is preferable to owning a practice.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, 14 Aug. 2019
• Steyer has shown himself to be averse to such preparations, according to former advisors who asked for anonymity to speak candidly.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2019
• When choices are framed in terms of gains, people often become risk-averse, whereas when choices are framed in terms of losses, people often became more willing to take risks.
  — Laura Kutsch, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2019
• And Hollywood, despite being an inherently risky business, has always been risk-averse.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
• As Ezra Klein has written, most people seem to be fundamentally risk-averse about their health insurance coverage and describe it favorably.
  — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 2 Aug. 2019
• However much risk-averse investors may prefer share buy-backs to ambitious capital-spending plans, halting investment could be seen as a flag of surrender by the likes of Amazon.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
• The Bucks, one of the most foul-averse teams in the league, sent the Celtics to the free-throw line 29 times in the first half.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 July 2020
• There are a lot of people in our area who are averse to the risk.
  — oregonlive, 2 May 2020
• The duo isn’t averse to changing up the blues in other ways.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2020
• The $4 wine pours may be gone, but Olivecrona’s not averse to a good deal.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
• Plus, the Free and Clear formula is ideal for the dye-averse.
  — Samantha Benoit, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2022
• For the gluten-averse, especially, this is the one to get.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2021
• Necota, averse to the idea but determined to play by the rules, agreed.
  — Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, 8 June 2022
• Even in the most conflict-averse households, there are board games to be played.
  — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2020
• Cahill isn’t averse to playing through pain, as IU fans should know.
  — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2020
• Davis, who had been mostly averse to the idea, would play center.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
• But the prime minister is averse to the notion of a second vote.
  — The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019
• The deer that the wolves do manage to kill would likely be the least risk-averse, and most likely to run in front of cars.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2021
• And in a regulation-averse state like Utah, this may seem like a lot to hope for.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
• Pike, who was nominated for her role as the film's aristocratic matriarch, dressed in a look befitting the film’s last act (for the spoiler averse: don’t Google it).
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
• To say that the country is controversy averse is an understatement.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024