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  • Well may he eschew the calm of domestic life; it is not his element: there his faculties stagnate — they cannot develop or appear to advantage.  (source)
    eschew = not participate in
  • Admitting our past faults, modernization, are things we historically eschew.†  (source)
  • The Order is eschewing any form of transport that is controlled or regulated by the Ministry; they mistrust everything to do with the place.†  (source)
    eschewing = avoiding and staying away from
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  • Further evidence of the centrality of emergency obstetrics came from a study of a fundamentalist Christian church in Indiana whose members were affluent, well-educated, and well-nourished Americans, yet who for spiritual reasons eschewed doctors and hospitals.†  (source)
    eschewed = avoided and stayed away from
  • It's a short flight, mostly because the military pilot is happy to eschew comfort in favor of speed.†  (source)
  • The time has come for this great nation to be a greater nation by eschewing indiscriminate use of foreign expertise and technology.†  (source)
    eschewing = avoiding and staying away from
  • 1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?†  (source)
    escheweth = avoids and stays away from
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She escheweth" in older English, today we say "She eschews."
  • The nature with its Maker thus conjoin'd, Created first was blameless, pure and good; But through itself alone was driven forth From Paradise, because it had eschew'd The way of truth and life, to evil turn'd.†  (source)
  • Cedric, munching on toast, eschews that idea with a humble nod but is delighted that someone noticed something about him beyond pigment.†  (source)
  • He eschewed slick "creative" messages for a seemingly cheesy "Gold Box" treasure hunt.†  (source)
    eschewed = avoided and stayed away from
  • Vicky's brother's band has, as far as I can tell, opted to eschew the dress code by wearing shorts, flip-flops, and, in the case of Kurt, the keyboardist, no shirt.†  (source)
  • Henceforth, if one aspired to be considered a member of the Himalayan elite, eschewing bottled oxygen was mandatory.†  (source)
    eschewing = avoiding and staying away from
  • 2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?†  (source)
    escheweth = avoids and stays away from
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