Sentence examples for avoided thinking about from inspiring English sources

"It's a problem we knew existed but have avoided thinking about," says a civil servant.

He had always avoided thinking about all that female apparatus.

"I avoided thinking about how I had put my daughter in this horrible situation".

I had consciously avoided thinking about the reactor because I was too concerned about further earthquakes.

Mr. Maxwell, who had been so distraught by the loss of so many relatives that he avoided thinking about his Jewish roots, was profoundly glad to reconnect.

Among the hundreds of employees I've had over the years, there is only one that I have consistently avoided thinking about or talking about.

It is easier to think of something than to avoid thinking about it; and to many cases of emotional distress only the latter could bring adequate relief.

It is hard to avoid thinking about something you are actively trying not to think about.[21].[21]

In fact, within the self-medication framework, alcohol use can in itself be conceptualized as an avoidance behavior (e.g., using alcohol to avoid thinking about the traumas).

Anna asks: "Is this it, do you think, the brave new world everyone tried for so long to avoid thinking about?" "It may well be," Quinn replies.

They try to avoid thinking about it.