How to Use averse in a Sentence

averse

adjective

• I'm not averse to broccoli if it's cooked right.
• So, people who are averse to needles or injections may prefer the spray.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 5 Sep. 2018
• During volatile periods investors grow more risk-averse.
  — Stacey Cunningham, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
• That’s not to say the automaker isn’t averse to working with others named Alexa or Siri.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2018
• These days, Rubio has a lot more options but remains averse to the clutter that comes with holding onto excess.
  — Vogue, 15 Mar. 2019
• For the snail-averse, bee-venom masks offer an appealing alternative.
  — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2018
• Politicians across party lines will complain of bias when a platform makes a decision averse to them, even if the decision is correct.
  — Deanna Paul, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
• Some researchers have suggested that companies are averse to releasing bad news during the festive season—which helps support stock prices.
  — Mike Bird, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2018
• Most progressive ideas tend to be either cheap, but therefore small-bore and a little weird, or bold and clear but expensive, in a country that remains averse to taxation.
  — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 14 Dec. 2018
• But car-averse New Yorkers may not even be the target audience, as Dill says this plan is designed to move people away from owning cars.
  — Aditi Shrikant, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
• There’s additional evidence to suggest that brides are also becoming more averse to traditional bridal gown price tags.
  — E.j. Dickson, Vox, 20 Nov. 2018
• The overriding question is whether Brown, who is averse to major change, will choose someone familiar or go outside the organization for his next head coach.
  — Joe Kay, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019
• But this optimism underestimated how reform-averse Europe can be.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
• In this environment, audiences tend to resist change, and big-budget orchestras are particularly averse to risk, hoping not to alienate their patrons.
  — Maya Chung, The New York Review of Books, 26 Mar. 2019
• Narrative Payoff: Especially in high-budget (and therefore risk-averse) movies, each new tech has an economic and narrative cost.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2018
• Hezbollah is emerging from Syria’s civil war with thousands of its fighters killed and wounded and is averse to another military adventure with Israel.
  — Josef Federman, The Seattle Times, 3 Dec. 2018
• 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
• 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: 17 Dec 2024