How to Use shun in a Sentence

shun

verb
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  • He shuns parties and social events.
  • After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
  • Most seemed to shun it, and the room that contained it.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Arab leaders who had shunned him for a decade picked up the phone and called.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The aim isn’t to shun AI, Luccioni says, but to help others choose the right tool for the job.
    — Harry Booth, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Now Democrats, who shun him every day, must come to terms with that.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • This time, though, there’s a great deal of social pressure to shun the games.
    — John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Even some of the nation’s largest and best-protected banks were shunned.
    — David J. Lynch and Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The top ski rentals from Aspen to the French Alps now shun formality.
    — Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But at the same time, shunning the buzzword is very, very Apple.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Top advisers have been shunned, then brought back into the fold.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 May 2024
  • That came a week after Harris, Rales and Johnson publicly said the old name, which had been shunned over the past three years.
    — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Staff who live near our office are welcome to choose when to use it or shun the place entirely.
    — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 6 July 2021
  • Some consumers began shunning these brews in favor of cheaper ones, as in the case of Heineken.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The mother of one has also shunned the spotlight during his run for office this year.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
  • His stature as a distinctive filmmaker has only grown over the years, even for work that was shunned at the time.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
  • For the most part, if someone lies, cheats, or steals, they are shunned and excluded from future deals.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Immigrants often do jobs the French have begun to shun.
    — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Stars collectively shunned the show, and NBC yanked it off the air for a year, leaving its future in doubt.
    — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Gerry was shunned on the street and—especially hurtful—in the sailing club.
    — Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • While some workers may shun AI, the temptation to use it is very real for others.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 7 July 2023
  • The real estate market is still in a deep slump and foreign investors have shunned the stock market.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
  • She’s shunned from the sect once her purity is compromised by Joseph.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • Cool Biz traces its roots to the 1970s, when Japanese were heeding some of the same advice that Americans shunned.
    — Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • On the album artwork, Lyte was fully covered in a sweatsuit and hanging with the guys while a woman in a miniskirt and red heels was shunned to the side.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • My granddaughter has not asked me to shun anyone who is anti-gay.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The right rule of thumb is to treat fame like a dangerous drug: Never seek it for its own sake, teach your kids to avoid it, and shun those who offer it.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The decision by Western countries to shun Russian crude has made the market even tighter.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 8 June 2022
  • Shy, introverted and hiding a genetic facial birthmark, Wei is shunned by her social butterfly cousin Angela (Jess Hong) and her glamorous friends.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The book urges readers to shun materialism in favor of sustainability.
    — Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Oct. 2024

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