is avoiding
- present progressive of avoid (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But what he’s really doing is avoiding hard conversations.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Shalom said a future unification fight with Mayer is "there if she wants it", but supported Price's views that the American is "avoiding" the fight.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
He says a key to growth is avoiding the things customers hate about dealing with contractors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Among them is avoiding seaweed soup for lunch, as its slippery strands are believed to make students "slip" in the high-stakes test -- a superstition that has long shaped test-day menus.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
“So is avoiding eye contact an act of self-preservation or cowardice?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
