Both Uses of
avert
in
As I Lay Dying
- We move, Balancing it as though it were something infinitely precious, our faces averted, breathing through our teeth to keep our nostrils closed.†
Chpt 23 *
- But not my soul: time after time I saw them averted at destruction's final instant, and I lifted my voice above the noise of the flood: "Praise to Thee, O Mighty Lord and King.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something