Sentence examples for and tried to avoid from inspiring English sources

We did not want an interracial war, and tried to avoid it to the last minute.

She wrote in a journal, and tried to avoid the news.

All of the households studied felt guilty about wasting food and tried to avoid doing so.

Facebook held its cards close, and tried to avoid public confrontation.

We sat around and sweated and tried to avoid contact as much as possible.

They made restrictive deals for library material, for instance, and tried to avoid exclusive arrangements that would damp competitive bidding.

I found these clothes ugly and tried to avoid them, but my mother refused to replace them.

In contrast to Wagner, he cared what people thought and tried to avoid rebuffs that might crush his spirit.

And though my husband still commuted to Manhattan, I worked at home and tried to avoid going to New York.

floaters and trying to avoid any attention.

"No point in shilly shallying and trying to avoid it.