How to Use aversion in a Sentence

aversion

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  • I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.
  • They regarded war with aversion.
  • This aversion may even have to do with the name itself.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Deals are down, money is tight, and risk aversion is the order of the day.
    — Robert Stevens, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • From Barack Obama to the man on the street, Chicagoans are known for their aversion to ketchup on hot dogs.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
  • My first trimester came with a lot of nausea and food aversions.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Have an aversion to cilantro or don’t have sumac in your cupboard?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Christopher Nolan may be known for his aversion to CGI.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023
  • The strangest thing about my aversion to horror is that at this point, the idea of a pair of glowing eyes in the dark isn't what's keeping me away.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Still, an aversion to those barbs has kept Stowers away from group hikes.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • This isn't the first time The Good Place alum has spoken out about her aversion to Lagerfeld's legacy.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022
  • This might reflect loss aversion, the researchers said.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Casey posits that the roots of humanity's aversion run, well, deep.
    — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
  • There’s often a strong aversion to seeing and discussing shades of grey.
    — Ted Anthony, ajc, 8 Aug. 2021
  • But, an aversion to opening up isn’t always a bad sign.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • That can look like a fear of texture, [or] different aversions to smells.
    — Rachel Wenzlaff, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Clinton shares a story about Eric who moved to the west coast for work but had an aversion to water.
    — Jane Hanson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • In two other signs of rising risk aversion, gold prices rose and the dollar strengthened.
    — Karen Langley and Rebecca Feng, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Too much of one flavor is bound to create a brief aversion, and thyme is no different.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Larese, a small farmer, is of a like mind with the opponents in her aversion to factory farming.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The fruit can be eaten raw, and is refreshing, though perhaps not meant for those with an aversion to seeds.
    — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022
  • But one recent change should lead the SEC to abandon the longstanding aversion toward adding a ninth league game.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Despite her aversions to the studio system, Holofcener has spent much of the last decade working within it.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 June 2024
  • At the start of the show, Birbiglia ticks off seven reasons for his longtime aversion to having kids.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • One of the reasons for this fear is a cultural aversion to talking or thinking about death.
    — Nancy Kusmaul, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2024
  • But at other turns, there’s a hint of something else — an aversion to quitting that came out in force at Fenway Park.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2022
  • Did David Sedaris originate the aversion to overhead lights?
    — The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
  • There is a lot of risk aversion around impact investing.
    — The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The expense, which took years to pay off, put the company in what has become a state of perpetual financial caution and aversion to risk.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Downey pulled back the veil created by Perkins’ aversion to public scrutiny and attention.
    — Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024

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