Explore Averting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like prevention or bar. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Averting meaning
present participle and gerund of avert
Using Averting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of avert
- Useful related words include: prevention, bar, aversion, avoidance.
- In the example corpus, averting often appears in combinations such as: averting the, of averting, and averting.
Context around Averting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Averting
- In this selection, "averting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, motors, space, detail, conflict, fatal and regulatory stand out and add context to how "averting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ahead including averting a government and aimed at averting an all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "averting" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with averting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Averting the hell out of a shutdown. (7 words)
Later, while describing the Lukashenko-mediated accord, Peskov said that it had the “higher goal” of averting conflict and bloodshed. (20 words)
Not using safety devices like helmets and seatbelts do not cause accidents but are critical to averting fatal and grievous injuries. (21 words)
It’s the thousands of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency who are tasked with taking that shot – averting climate change impacts that threaten most of our nation’s communities is one of the steepest challenges faced by any workforce in history. (42 words)
Ceasefire talks ground to a halt at the beginning of the month after a major push by the US and other mediators to secure a deal, in hopes of averting a planned Israeli invasion of the southern city of Rafah. (40 words)
It followed a concerted, monthslong effort by Mr. Johnson to ingratiate himself with the president-elect in hopes of winning his backing and averting another messy fight for the speakership at the start of the 119th Congress on Friday. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Autoworkers in Canada ratified a new labor contract Sunday with General Motors, averting a resumption of a strike that had lasted about 13 hours on Tuesday.
However, the Stand-By Arrangement has provided the country with breathing space, averting a sovereign default and assisting the government in streamlining fiscal policies.
Later, while describing the Lukashenko-mediated accord, Peskov said that it had the “higher goal” of averting conflict and bloodshed.
Not using safety devices like helmets and seatbelts do not cause accidents but are critical to averting fatal and grievous injuries.
President Joe Biden and House Speaker have reached a much-awaited budget detail, averting a potentially catastrophic U.S. default just days ahead of a June 5 deadline.
President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.
Ysgol Bro Preseli pupils Hari Thomas, 14, and Dylan Pritchard-Evans, 13, were rewarded for their bravery in averting a tragedy with the St David’s Award for Bravery.
A coalition of Western and Middle East nations is urging Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization to accept their proposal for an immediate ceasefire aimed at averting an all-out war between the two.
Averting the hell out of a shutdown.
Ceasefire talks ground to a halt at the beginning of the month after a major push by the US and other mediators to secure a deal, in hopes of averting a planned Israeli invasion of the southern city of Rafah.
Cease-fire talks ground to a halt last month after a major push by the US and other mediators to secure a deal in hopes of averting a full Israeli invasion of Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
Earlier on Friday, the House of Representatives approved the measure funding U.S. government operations through March, averting a pre-Christmas partial shutdown with just hours to spare.
He also lauded the establishment of the College of Insurance Supervisors, facilitating seamless interaction across West African borders and averting regulatory disputes.
His doggedness comes to count when confronted with issues of delivery and mastery for the betterment of Nigeria as well as averting injustice for the Nigerian populace.
However, he also acknowledged the enormity of the task ahead, including averting a government shutdown, passing a contentious budget, and navigating France’s pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges.
In the spy drama Mr Evans appears as John Hughes, who joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil.
It followed a concerted, monthslong effort by Mr. Johnson to ingratiate himself with the president-elect in hopes of winning his backing and averting another messy fight for the speakership at the start of the 119th Congress on Friday.
It’s the thousands of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency who are tasked with taking that shot – averting climate change impacts that threaten most of our nation’s communities is one of the steepest challenges faced by any workforce in history.
Naik, along with the team, was instrumental in averting such a takeover, preserving L&T and its independence, by initiating a powerful campaign in influencing the bureaucracy in New Delhi and to have successfully averted the crisis.
On Wednesday, the House and Senate approved a government funding stopgap measure called a continuing resolution, averting a government shutdown on the eve of the November 5 election.
Common combinations with averting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- averting the 10×
- of averting 9×
- and averting 7×
- for averting 4×
- to averting 3×
- averting an 3×
- in averting 3×
- at averting 3×
- averting potential 3×
- ceiling averting 2×