shunning
Example Sentences
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I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
We look at where the managers are most “overweight,” meaning the assets on which they are placing their biggest bets, and most “underweight,” meaning the assets they are shunning.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
It isn’t that they are intentionally shunning on-campus activities and events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Takaichi -- who also stands out as a non-hereditary politician from an ordinary family -- has distanced herself from old-school politics, shunning late-night drinks and fancy dinners in favour of pre-dawn policy meetings.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
At first I neither noticed nor much cared that the shunning continued.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
