to be avoided

Example Sentences

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As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

While Chinese suppliers used to be avoided because of concern about quality and performance, that is no longer the case, Simon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Vulnerable patients, including women given birth and people with disabilities, were left without vital support, with the report finding that such tough rules needed to be avoided if possible.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

A staffer from lead contractor ECC asks for important property details: Are there septic tank lids or propane tanks that need to be avoided?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

Which streams had good water, and which needed to be avoided.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill