shunned; shunning
: to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
shuns publicity
shunner
noun
Examples of shun in a Sentence
He shuns parties and social events.
After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
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Prices for most goods and services may rise and the economy will likely slump as businesses reduce capital spending and slash employees to cut costs while consumers buy only what is essential for their survival and shun the rest.
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Min Aung Hlaing and other senior leaders are shunned and sanctioned by many Western countries for their 2021 takeover.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party has long seen itself as a natural ally of right-wing movements around the world, is giving his stamp of approval to a movement historically shunned by Jews.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Since 2017, acting under Chinese pressure, the WHO has shunned Taiwan, abandoning its practice of inviting the country to participate as an observer at the World Health Assembly.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Min Aung Hlaing and other senior leaders are shunned and sanctioned by many Western countries for their 2021 takeover.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party has long seen itself as a natural ally of right-wing movements around the world, is giving his stamp of approval to a movement historically shunned by Jews.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Since 2017, acting under Chinese pressure, the WHO has shunned Taiwan, abandoning its practice of inviting the country to participate as an observer at the World Health Assembly.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shun
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“Shun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shun. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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shun
verb
shunned; shunning
: to avoid purposely or by habit
shunned her former friends
shunner
noun
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