Eschew is an English word with synonyms like shun or avoid. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Eschew meaning
To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
Using Eschew
- The main meaning on this page is: To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- Useful related words include: shun, avoid.
- In the example corpus, eschew often appears in combinations such as: to eschew, eschew the, and eschew.
Context around Eschew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eschew
- In this selection, "eschew" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, doctors, may, anything, bitterness and conventional stand out and add context to how "eschew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include choosing to eschew clothing and decision to eschew a career. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eschew" sits close to words such as abacha, acetate and adl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eschew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The company is certainly not one to eschew innovation. (9 words)
California is now one of four states that eschew partisan contests for Congress. (13 words)
It is a nudist-friendly beach, with some of its visitors choosing to eschew clothing. (15 words)
What I consider the most cynical utterance in the entire literature of Americana — H.L. Mencken's "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public" -- presents a point of view I eschew enthusiastically. (37 words)
He claimed that rather than doing everything they can to stay alive as long as possible, like they're trained to do for others, most doctors 'eschew harsh treatments' so they can have a 'gentler' passing. (36 words)
Harry Charles’ decision to eschew a career in golf paid dividends as he followed in his father Peter’s footsteps to win Olympic gold in the team jumping final at the Chateau de Versailles. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A great quote to demonstrate this is from the humor writer, Cynthia Heimel, when she wrote, “We must eschew anything trivial.
Both governments might find it difficult to eschew a resort to WMDs in such a conflict.
He advised the Nigerian leaders and the citizens to be God-fearing and love for one another, eschew bitterness, hatred, and malice, and see ourselves as one entity and one Nigeria.
I’ll start accepting “dark money” criticism from Democrats once they eschew those funds on principle and are willing to publicly stand by the so-called “Transparency” Act.
In its many changes, however, the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film must be sure to eschew one very frustrating trend that has followed the franchise since its inception.
Those who wish to eschew the practically ubiquitous software will instead be forced to navigate an increasingly opaque and convoluted maze of ever-changing tax codes and regulations.
We were reminded of those zebras willing to eschew conventional zebra thinking when Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach passed away last month.
What I consider the most cynical utterance in the entire literature of Americana — H.L. Mencken's "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public" -- presents a point of view I eschew enthusiastically.
Beginning in the 1970s, the fashion subculture was meant to be nonconformist and eschew traditional social and aesthetic standards expected of women in Japan of the era.
California is now one of four states that eschew partisan contests for Congress.
For those who eschew alcohol, he also makes a zippy OC Mocktail Margarita using the aforementioned orange-chile syrup, lemon and lime juices and club soda.
Harry Charles’ decision to eschew a career in golf paid dividends as he followed in his father Peter’s footsteps to win Olympic gold in the team jumping final at the Chateau de Versailles.
He also blames this risk-averse culture for the current trend for British pension funds to eschew investment in UK companies.
He claimed that rather than doing everything they can to stay alive as long as possible, like they're trained to do for others, most doctors 'eschew harsh treatments' so they can have a 'gentler' passing.
He will compete for the nomination against (D-Dauphin/Cumberland) who will eschew reelection to her 103rd Legislative District seat in the Pennsylvania House to run for the open Senate seat.
In approaching this story through the familiar lens of traditional biopics, “One Love” seems to eschew the philosophy of the man behind the music.
It is a nudist-friendly beach, with some of its visitors choosing to eschew clothing.
Like the Roku Pro Series, the Hisense R6 offers Dolby Vision, while its DTS Studio Sound is good enough to eschew the need for a soundbar.
Old Milwaukee may eschew the frills, but with impressive head retention and just under 60 calories per serving, it delivers flavor and refreshment.
The company is certainly not one to eschew innovation.
Common combinations with eschew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: