Sentence examples for averted them from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "averted them" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misuse of the verb "avert," which typically means to prevent or avoid something, and it does not commonly pair with "them" in this context. An example of a correct usage would be: "She averted her gaze from the unpleasant scene."
Alternatives: "prevented them" or "avoided them.".

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She averted them.

It narrowly averted them because of a combination of spontaneous conservation and the purchase of emergency power from sources outside the state.

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From now on its chief purpose must be to avert them.

The longer the United States waits, the graver the risks -- and the cost of averting them.

Where we stumble is in conjuring up grim futures in a way that helps to avert them.

Further attacks by men who consider themselves Muslims are inevitable, and efforts to avert them will inconvenience nearly everyone.

So the key question is not how we weather them but how – if this is possible – we avert them.

Post-fire management is also potentially important, but suffers from being a reactive approach that may not address threats in time to avert them.

While they fear the impact of the automatic cuts, they also fear that any deal to avert them might be even worse for their bottom lines.

The N.R.A. is right that most guns are used safely, but it's also true that guns are more likely to cause tragedies than to avert them.

The tax increases and spending cuts may siphon about $600 billion from the economy next year if Congress fails to act to avert them.

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