Sentence examples for hold aloof from inspiring English sources
To hold aloof from politics, Mongkut chose to become a Buddhist monk.
In apparent deference to James, Peter "drew back and began to hold aloof," and the Jewish Christians did likewise.
Represented in an Irish Parliament, they could effectually protect Irish Protestantism; if they hold aloof from such a Parliament, they will repent it.
Europe will probably be there, either as a collection of separate states or as an intended union, and either allied to America or trying to hold aloof from it (the two choices may be linked).
The complexity of the symphonic poems may have been one reason that Liszt urged other conductors to "hold aloof" from the works until they were prepared to deal with the challenges.
There are pragmatic arguments for holding aloof.
Having once held aloof, China has lately become a great joiner of institutions.
Leaders of France and Britain did their best to discourage German reunification, but the U.S. and U.S.S.R. held aloof from their attempts.
The United States, another non-signer, has held aloof, though the Obama administration could yet decide to take part.
When Carroll saw Mrs Liddell and her daughters six months later at Christmas he writes that he "held aloof from them, as I have done all this term".
In the event of a military clash between Vietnam and China, Washington would be faced with the choice of either holding aloof and seeing its credibility as an ally destroyed, or fighting China.
