Sentence examples for to avoid hurting from inspiring English sources
verb
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from.
- I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
He said soldiers tried to avoid hurting civilians.
What I do to avoid hurting someone's feelings is just keep my opinion to myself.
"I was waiting for the right moment in order to avoid hurting someone's feelings".
I think I lied to avoid hurting her feelings or causing conflict.
But he said he needed at least $35 million a year to avoid hurting other Fermilab projects.
He insisted that, with unemployment at 23% and climbing, he had tried to avoid hurting the economy's chances of recovery.
To do that, taxes should be raised modestly or not at all (to avoid "hurting" the economy).
One Republican strategist said the language would be carefully calibrated to avoid hurting the administration's cause before the United Nations.
Invariably, the guy in question thinks you're just making excuses to avoid hurting his feelings about his poor technical skills.
The draft covenant contains tough Christian theology and robust words in favour of Christian mission; signatories would vow to avoid hurting Anglican unity.
Groupon needs to go public at about $10 billion to avoid hurting some of the investors that supported the company during the last private pre-I.P.O.
