Sentence examples for wanted to avert from inspiring English sources

I wanted to avert these events, but they all occurred.

He said that he wanted to avert the war he had promised.

Mr. Cobb said he wanted to avert deciding elections by affidavit.

So much so that sometimes you wanted to avert your eyes.

But after that terrible morning, they wanted to avert their eyes.

Zevulon Orlev, a minister from that party, said he wanted to avert Labor influence that could produce "a jumbo disengagement".

You almost want to avert your eyes.

You don't have to live in a yurt to want to avert dangerous climate change".

Nervous moms may want to avert their gaze; out-of-shape dads may need reinforcements.

There is nothing so overtly grisly that you might want to avert your eyes.

Looking at data on gender always has me rather wanting to avert my eyes.