averse

Example Sentences

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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

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

If they are risk averse, they put >10 years of their net annual expenses in their fixed-income safety ballast and the rest in equities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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