Sentence examples for avoid catching on from inspiring English sources

Make sure your fingernails are neat and trimmed to avoid catching on the fingerholes and throwing wonky balls.

The sleeves are usually rolled up slightly in order to avoid catching on ship's rigging and swords.

But it can be tough to switch off from – and avoid catching up on – work.

Try to avoid "catching up" on sleep.

Make sure it's spaced in the middle of the box to avoid catching anything on fire.

Be sure to push in far enough and take care if any part of the thermometer is sticking out, to avoid catching this extruding part on any element of the oven as you place the meat dish in, or remove it.

The Public Health Agency of Canada's FluWatch displays widespread outbreaks in the southern portions of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, (ie, where most of the big cities are) as well as in Newfoundland, where it's already miserable in winter.There is no shortage of advice on how to avoid catching the virus.

Burn the paper in a metal barrel, on a clear surface such as concrete, to avoid catching the container or anything not in the bin on fire.

Anything to avoid catching the eye of the protestors gathering on the opposite pavement, brandishing their gruesome placards of foetal parts.

Protesters have chosen eye-catching methods to express their disgust: from wearing surgical masks over their mouths to avoid catching the "virus of imperialism" to putting lace knickers on their heads in protest at a ludicrous regulation regarding underwear imposed by the customs union that preceded the EEU.The authoritarian president, not one to heed those who disagree with him, shrugs this off.

Knowing the symptoms won't necessarily help you avoid catching them, but they can help you know if you need to move on to curing them.