averse

Example Sentences

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Choi isn’t averse to shtick, if the result is an explosion of audience laughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

As experienced surgeons leave, he says, the more junior ones lose their mentors and become increasingly "risk averse", only choosing to use the healthiest donated organs offered to them.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It is almost impossible to imagine this crisis persisting without it threatening the global economy, while also making investors more risk averse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Bell is careful to avoid direct reference to President Donald Trump, whose presence looms over Hollywood award shows -- and who is not averse to making his feelings known about hosts he does not like.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Dunnan said yes, he would; and Shultz then said, “Do you recall being asked whether or not you were averse to capital punishment?”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote