The phrase "avoiding comment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is refraining from making a statement or expressing an opinion on a particular matter.
Example: "The spokesperson was avoiding comment on the ongoing investigation to maintain neutrality."
Alternatives: "refraining from comment" or "not making a statement".
Mr. Vajpayee's remarks, a break with his past policy of avoiding comment on the issue, have made many people in the capital rethink his carefully cultivated image as the moderate, kindly face of Hindu nationalism.
That question was soon answered by the inevitable revelation: "Simon the Stickleback has his own Twitter account!" Avoiding comment on the ominous white dome of the Sizewell B nuclear power station that is visible in many of the panoramic shots, the hosts maintain a jokey, upbeat tone wherever possible.
Here we have sceptic papers giving the issue more importance than the single currency, and Europhile newspapers covering the story but avoiding comment because deep down they know it is an issue on which the great majority of the population agrees.
After this initial speech, Parker retreated into a strategy of silence again, avoiding comment on all major issues.
Early in their careers, they gave detailed interviews, but in recent years they have discussed only specific and relatively trivial matters concerning their movies, avoiding comments on larger meanings or anything approaching a general intellectual outlook.
And so it went on, with Romney deftly avoiding commenting on Cain's problems or anything else that might rebound on him, while bravely taking potshots at people who don't vote in the Republican primaries.
But on Friday, government and military officials largely avoided comment.
Wiley and the CIJA staff avoid comment on regime change.
But it has avoided comment on the rift within the ruling party.
On Tuesday, the group issued a statement that avoided comment on Clear Channel's deal.
For this reason, post advises that we avoid comment … and that efforts remain focused on dialogue and the assistance strategy".
