averted

Example Sentences

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Although a potential crisis was averted, fears about the company’s management of the industrial facility remain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The worst-case scenario was averted over the Memorial Day weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Samsung also benefited from an 11th-hour labor-dispute resolution that averted a crippling 18-day strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It is the second time a strike has been averted in as many weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Mrs. Corcoran, leaving Hampden, walked through the crush of her old pals the reporters with her eyes averted and her teeth clenched in a brilliant hateful smile.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt