shunned; shunning
: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
shuns publicity
shunner
noun
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Examples of shun in a Sentence
He shuns parties and social events.
After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had shunned Lebanon since 2021 because of Iranian interference in the country’s politics and Hezbollah’s powerful role.
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Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Eric’s sister Ivanka, who once ran a fashion and branding empire of her own, has shunned the spotlight entirely in the last four years.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite these children being shunned, Adam, a Filipino-Chinese boy, decides to help a wingboy learn how to fly – therefore going on a journey that helps Adam embrace his whole self.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
By the late 20th century, the world economic system and its cultural tentacles had advanced a rationalist commercial logic that increasingly shunned art and beauty for their own sake.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Eric’s sister Ivanka, who once ran a fashion and branding empire of her own, has shunned the spotlight entirely in the last four years.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite these children being shunned, Adam, a Filipino-Chinese boy, decides to help a wingboy learn how to fly – therefore going on a journey that helps Adam embrace his whole self.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
By the late 20th century, the world economic system and its cultural tentacles had advanced a rationalist commercial logic that increasingly shunned art and beauty for their own sake.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Shun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shun. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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shun
verb
shunned; shunning
: to avoid purposely or by habit
shunned her former friends
shunner
noun
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