Sentence examples for willful avoidance from inspiring English sources
esquivalience — n. the willful avoidance of one's official responsibilities... late 19th cent.: perhaps from French esquiver, "dodge, slink away".
What is undeniable to proponents and detractors alike is the show's willful avoidance of television drama's standard devices in favor of an almost total reliance on intricate writing.
He singled out as "the greatest single, willful avoidance of facts" Mr. Romney's contention that the Obama administration had been lax with sanctions against Iran, citing a litany of multilateral and unilateral efforts to squeeze Tehran and quoting Iranian government officials on the crippling results.
The Smithsons, Sir Denys Lasdun, and other New Brutalist architects displayed a willful avoidance of polish and elegance in their buildings, in which such structural elements as steel beams and precast concrete slabs are exposed to view and convey a stark, austere rectilinearity.
I see daydreams instead of insights, simplicity instead of complexity and a willful avoidance of book learning, lest it intercede on overestimated childish whimsy.
But muddying the issue a bit, the note asked about "conscious avoidance," or willful blindness.
Is Wills's blindness willful?
Or, people will have a willful ignorance to it.
No more willful blindness.
