Sentence examples for try not to engage from inspiring English sources

I try not to engage in magical thinking.

ELIZABETH KOLBERT: I try not to engage in conspiracy theories to counter conspiracy theories.

Because I work with the Dramatists Guild of America, I try not to engage in those conversations.

"I try not to engage in arguments with my wife," Mr. Sotelo said, looking across at her. "When we talk about this, we both know what's going to happen.

"Most of the time he does, but 20-30% he goes, 'I don't want to eat it, Dad.' So I say, 'OK.' I try not to engage in fights over food, because I'm the one who's going to lose.

I try not to engage in hyperbole.

Part of the way we stay civil is by trying not to engage in personal attacks on our adversaries.

She tried not to engage with the rivalries among them, though Heizer had clearly begun to see Smithson as his special adversary.

While Mr. Nelson tries not to engage in the private-school parlor game of counting how many graduates are accepted at Ivy League schools, he cannot help but point out that since fewer of his students apply to Harvard or Yale than those at, say, Dalton, they might just have a better chance of getting in.

When you're trying not to engage in Behavior X (where Behavior X is eating a holiday treat — or, incidentally, doing anything else you find tempting), studies suggest that one of the worst things you can do is focus solely on not engaging in X (e.g., "If I want another cookie, then I won't eat one"). Unfortunately, this is exactly what most of us do.

The same holds true when it comes to behavior - by trying not to engage in a bad habit, our habits get strengthened rather than broken.