Sentence examples for was avert from inspiring English sources

The thing to do was avert your eyes from the set, and enjoy the familiar melodies.

What it did was avert the collapse of confidence in Democratic governance that the failure of the president's initiative would have engendered.

In a recent interview, Mr. Koch marveled at how cordial riders had become since his administration ended, recalling a crime-riddled age when "the rule was, avert your eyes because eye contact meant battle.

Catastrophe was averted.

Danger, for now, was averted.

Eviction was averted.

Yet catastrophe was averted.

The showdown was averted.

This time, the foreclosure was averted.

This time, at least, disaster was averted.

Eventually, the Communist threat was averted.