shunned
Example Sentences
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Newsom, however, has largely shunned new tax increase proposals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Individuals all over the country were fired from their jobs, shunned, ostracized and run out of town for insufficient reverence for Kirk on social media.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
Kim has so far largely shunned efforts to resume top-level diplomatic dialogue.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Their very presence here is an act of defiance against the sport that shunned them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
As if this wasn’t bad enough, Benton was nearly shunned by his entire family, who, save for the occasional “How are you?” or “Could you pass the salt?” seemed oblivious to his very existence.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
