averse to

Example Sentences

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I’ve long been averse to the world of parenting advice.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

At least in the technology sector—which the Berkshire founder has been famously averse to backing—there do appear to be stocks that have been unduly punished by AI and energy worries.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

When victory came his way, Lincoln was not averse to dispensing the spoils.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“There will be some buyers that are just averse to purchasing a property where a death has occurred,” Earley noted.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

“Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude,” he wrote to William Tudor, and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis