Get to know Avoided better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
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Avoided meaning
simple past and past participle of avoid
Using Avoided
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of avoid
- In the example corpus, avoided often appears in combinations such as: be avoided, avoided the, has avoided.
Context around Avoided
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Avoided
- In this selection, "avoided" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, narrowly, handshake, sky, eye, paying and hitting stand out and add context to how "avoided" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 32 narrowly avoided an immediate and a handshake avoided eye contact. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "avoided" sits close to words such as mohammed, cryptocurrency and discussing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with avoided
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alexander Thomas Wilson, 32, narrowly avoided an immediate prison term after admitting causing unnecessary suffering. (15 words)
He avoided the draft during the Vietnam War and avoided paying any income taxes for years. (16 words)
Again, this isn’t to insinuate that Haley avoided winning football games or anything like that. (16 words)
Although winning largely avoided him in college, as the Vols got better after he left and OU had its worst season in decades last year, Morris always had the upside of being a pretty good pro tackle prospect. (38 words)
A last-ditch weekend spending agreement avoided a U.S. government shutdown but left pro-Ukraine officials in Washington scrambling on Monday to determine the best path forward for securing approval for billions more assistance for Kyiv. (37 words)
He shouldn't be behind the wheel of a big dangerous machine if he's going to disregard obvious things that he could have avoided and should have avoided," said Danell. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
And that is why she avoided a handshake—avoided eye contact, even—after losing to Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 on Day 1 at Roland Garros.
Sky avoided a running boot by Charlotte and leaped off the top rope with a dropkick, but Charlotte avoided it and then applied a Boston Crab.
He avoided the draft during the Vietnam War and avoided paying any income taxes for years.
He shouldn't be behind the wheel of a big dangerous machine if he's going to disregard obvious things that he could have avoided and should have avoided," said Danell.
Onions and garlic are avoided as the royal family members have to keep on meeting new people for various purposes and hence bad breath-driving ingredients are avoided.
Additionally, some starchy vegetables are to be avoided on the keto diet, such as potatoes, carrots, and squash because their starchiness offers unwanted carbs.
Additionally, the primary method of attack initially will be elemental that need to be avoided, so constantly moving will be the best way to avoid those.
A driver who narrowly avoided hitting protective cones at the scene of a crash and made an obscene gesture at police has been sentenced.
Afghanistan's National Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC from 1999 to 2003, although has thus far avoided the same sanction.
After suffering heavy losses early on in the conflict, the Russian air force has avoided venturing deep into Ukraine’s airspace and mostly focused on close support missions along the frontline.
Again, this isn’t to insinuate that Haley avoided winning football games or anything like that.
A high society thief from a prominent family has narrowly avoided jail after being caught red-handing stealing luxury face creams and designer clothing from a Westfield shopping centre.
A last-ditch weekend spending agreement avoided a U.S. government shutdown but left pro-Ukraine officials in Washington scrambling on Monday to determine the best path forward for securing approval for billions more assistance for Kyiv.
Alexander Thomas Wilson, 32, narrowly avoided an immediate prison term after admitting causing unnecessary suffering.
All Might avoided Deku's question about Quirkless people becoming heroes by giving him One For All, but the manga may finally provide an answer.
A lot of school-related waste is generated in school cafeterias, and much of that can be avoided.
Although winning largely avoided him in college, as the Vols got better after he left and OU had its worst season in decades last year, Morris always had the upside of being a pretty good pro tackle prospect.
A man who assaulted another man at a railway station while in possession of cannabis and who later resisted arrest has avoided an immediate jail term.
An Angus brute whose drunken attack left his partner with a mouth full of blood, a broken nose and lasting breathing issues has narrowly avoided imprisonment.
And a £70 bill could be avoided by replacing fridge freezers over 15-years-old, as modern fridges have been found to be more energy efficient.
Common combinations with avoided
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be avoided 47×
- avoided the 12×
- has avoided 12×
- been avoided 12×
- have avoided 11×
- narrowly avoided 9×
- avoided an 6×
- avoided by 6×
- avoided and 5×
- avoided jail 5×