Wondering how to use Shun in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as eschew or expel.
Shun in a sentence
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Shun meaning
- To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- To screen, hide.
Synonyms of Shun
Using Shun
- The main meaning on this page is: To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. | To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). | To screen, hide.
- Useful related words include: eschew, throw out, expel, blackball.
- In the example corpus, shun often appears in combinations such as: to shun, shun the, and shun.
Context around Shun
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shun
- In this selection, "shun" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, likewise, drummer, divers, politics, disunity and appointed stand out and add context to how "shun" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include let s shun politics of and a project shun voter apathy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shun" sits close to words such as addict, behavioural and bengali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shun
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wang Shun swam the seventh fastest 200m medley in history. (10 words)
The Golden Star Initiative, an NGO, on Monday inaugurated a project ‘Shun Voter Apathy’ campaign in Sokoto State. (18 words)
Most creatives shun getting an education, choosing to rely solely on their talent but that can be limiting sometimes. (19 words)
They are the outliers, the people who shun the crowds and the frenzy of “modern society,” (no matter what century), who seek life and refuge out on the far edges of the world–in the places that nobody else ever wanted. (41 words)
As part of the efforts to stem the tide of corruption in Nigerian society, parents and guardians have been encouraged to instill in their wards and children, ethical values that will help them shun graft such as integrity and empathy. (40 words)
He said that aside a violence free election, the campaign also focused on the need to shun hate speech and fake news, know how to tomb print on ballot papers and the logos of various political parties. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Let’s shun politics of bitterness, let’s unite on one voice, let’s shun disunity, let’s shun politics of hatred for the benefit of Okunland.
Yu the Great's attempt to stop the floods Yu was highly trusted by Shun, so Shun appointed him to finish his father's work, which was to stop the flooding.
A group, Advocacy for Social Justice and Ethical Values Initiative, has urged youths in the country to shun social vices, including drug abuse.
As part of the efforts to stem the tide of corruption in Nigerian society, parents and guardians have been encouraged to instill in their wards and children, ethical values that will help them shun graft such as integrity and empathy.
Denver District Court should likewise shun the temptation to engage in legal gymnastics which, if successful, would play into Trump’s narrative that elections are rigged and throw gas on the simmering flames of political polarization.
Drummer Shun Ishikawa, of the band Millennium Parade, and saxophonist Tomoaki Baba, play for the characters Shunji and Dai, respectively.
He called for the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming elections, urging youths to shun being used by politicians to cause violence during the period.
He called on motorists to always shun night travelling, speeding and overloading, adding that the fatality would have been reduced if the drivers were not on a night journey.
He runs a free-diving school in Moscow and judges the sport, in which divers shun oxygen tanks and hold their breath underwater.
He said that aside a violence free election, the campaign also focused on the need to shun hate speech and fake news, know how to tomb print on ballot papers and the logos of various political parties.
I, therefore urge you to shun all acts of rivalry capable of depleting these programmes as we are working towards achieving same goal.
Kennedy can be forceful in denouncing aspects of U.S. militarism – making valid points about hawkish foreign policies that shun diplomacy while enriching military contractors.
Lang time dem politicians when dem bin in Opposition, did tell de people how de Coal-A-Shun government sold us out to de foreigners.
Messing, who has said this is his final competitive season, took silver while Japanese 19-year-old Shun Sato bronze bagged bronze.
Most creatives shun getting an education, choosing to rely solely on their talent but that can be limiting sometimes.
Never one to shun the media limelight – for all the wrong reasons – Boris Johnson also hit the headlines this week.
The Golden Star Initiative, an NGO, on Monday inaugurated a project ‘Shun Voter Apathy’ campaign in Sokoto State.
The Kwali Chief of Gade, however, advised the entire Gade in the FCT to shun any act capable of causing rancour and acrimony in our communities and promised to provide purposeful leadership.
They are the outliers, the people who shun the crowds and the frenzy of “modern society,” (no matter what century), who seek life and refuge out on the far edges of the world–in the places that nobody else ever wanted.
Wang Shun swam the seventh fastest 200m medley in history.
Common combinations with shun
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: