"avoid" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- During the murder scene, the camera pointedly avoids showing the full carnage.
- But she pointedly avoided turning the referendum into a vote of confidence in her minority government.
- The participants pointedly avoided any comment on the prospects for the dollar in world currency markets.
- In its decree, the bureau pointedly avoided the use of any apostrophe.
- One of the women rather pointedly avoided her gaze.
- She pointedly avoided looking at the occupant of the bed.
- And he pointedly avoided filling out the details of most of his proposals.
- A nurse went by without glancing at them, pointedly avoiding their eyes, tuning out the tragedy.
- He watched as she bit into her sandwich and chewed, pointedly avoiding his eyes.
- In response to questions, she pointedly avoided using the word "terrorism" to describe the bomb attacks that killed 25 people.
Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.