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.
• The current is your friend; use it to drift your fly to the fish to avoid spooking.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
• This will be valuable to avoid the drama and not to let anyone put you in a mood.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
• Note that beeswax is an ingredient vegans may want to avoid.
  — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 16 May 2023
• 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
• The 55-year-old has been keen to avoid throwing his weight behind either candidate.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 15 May 2023
• Please avoid this area and use NW 22 Avenue as an alternate route.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The Tigers hope to avoid the sweep with Alex Faedo getting the nod on the mound.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
• The two cousins avoid each other and don’t appear to be speaking.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 22 July 2023
• Sheldon will play at Sprague, looking to avoid a 0-3 start to the season.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
• To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023
• Some people need to avoid gluten, dairy, or soy due to health issues.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 8 June 2024
• Buyers would have the same latitude, and some could avoid all fees.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
• The author described the war years in detail and didn't avoid the very grim, dirty and sad details.
  — Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• In low, clear water, try to avoid casting a shadow on the target area.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
• To avoid making the tantrums worse, stop trying to be rational with him.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Sep 2024