How to Use avoid in a Sentence
avoid
verb- She took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
- Why do you keep avoiding me?
- He was caught trying to avoid arrest.
- I am trying to avoid showing any hint of favoritism.
- He tried hard to avoid accidents.
- We need to avoid further delays.
- I'm not going to be late if I can avoid it.
- How can I avoid paying too much tax?
- They successfully avoided each other for days.
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The current is your friend; use it to drift your fly to the fish to avoid spooking.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
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This will be valuable to avoid the drama and not to let anyone put you in a mood.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Note that beeswax is an ingredient vegans may want to avoid.
—Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
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Keep in mind that many recipes call for peeling and then grating or cutting the root, so make sure to wear gloves to avoid staining your hands.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 24 Apr. 2024
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The 55-year-old has been keen to avoid throwing his weight behind either candidate.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 May 2023
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Please avoid this area and use NW 22 Avenue as an alternate route.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
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But Becker and Shay and Howell have surely been advised by their lawyers to avoid such theatrics.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
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From there, at around 11 p.m., the couple, along with Meghan's mom and a security guard, hopped in a yellow taxi cab to try and avoid the paparazzi.
—Town & Country, 18 May 2023
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Flood Control deliberately doesn’t go this far into the cave during the summer to avoid bothering the bat colony.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
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There are plenty of people, across England, nursing a fading hope that Luton Town avoids relegation and sticks around for another year.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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The Tigers hope to avoid the sweep with Alex Faedo getting the nod on the mound.
—Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
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The two cousins avoid each other and don’t appear to be speaking.
—Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
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Sheldon will play at Sprague, looking to avoid a 0-3 start to the season.
—Nikstreng, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
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To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
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Some people need to avoid gluten, dairy, or soy due to health issues.
—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 8 June 2024
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Buyers would have the same latitude, and some could avoid all fees.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
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The author described the war years in detail and didn't avoid the very grim, dirty and sad details.
—Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2023
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In the past ten or so years, more Chinese have found ways to enroll their kids in U.S. high schools, in part to avoid gaokao agony.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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At the time, however, the spike was just a way for Jones to show his elation while avoiding a fine.
—Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
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In low, clear water, try to avoid casting a shadow on the target area.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
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To avoid making the tantrums worse, stop trying to be rational with him.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
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