How to Use aversion in a Sentence

aversion

noun

• I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.
• They regarded war with aversion.
• Soon, her aversion to being a child transforms into dread of what faces her as an adult.
  — Lauren Oyler, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• There are enough lenses on the back of this phone to give anyone a case of trypophobia, an aversion to holes.
  — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
• My sweet Mama's love for new things often clashes with her aversion to clutter.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2021
• Besides a lack of resources, Loeb says the search for aliens has been hampered by risk aversion and groupthink.
  — Farhad Manjoo New York Times, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
• Kawai was surprised by how quickly the monkeys adapted to the beach, given their initial aversion to the water.
  — Maciek Pożoga, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• If an aversion to risk persists, that could limit economic growth even after the pandemic is controlled.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
• Ligon’s aversion to parole kept him locked up for years after that, until the November ruling set the 90-day deadline for his release.
  — al, 12 Feb. 2021
• The Boogaloo’s extreme aversion to authority extended to its own structure, which was nonexistent.
  — New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
• The good news is that all three of these drivers—an aversion to uncertainty, an attachment to the appearance of perfection, and a lack of courage—are qualities most of us would rather rid ourselves of.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2021
• Anna had an aversion to autopsies after a particularly difficult visit to a morgue during her chaplain training.
  — Jason Dearen, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• His easygoing temperament and aversion to fame mesh ideally with the excitable Curry and the fiery Draymond Green.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• There are real costs to extreme risk aversion, and everyone but Fauci knows this, even Democratic governors and mayors in the bluest and hardest-hit parts of the country.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 24 Feb. 2021
• Futures contracts on major U.S. equity indexes tumbled as a new strain of coronavirus fueled risk aversion.
  — Ksenia Galouchko, Bloomberg.com, 21 Dec. 2020
• 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
• Yet the country has such an aversion to even the slightest brush with guilt.
  — Washington Post, 1 June 2021
• Have an aversion to cilantro or don’t have sumac in your cupboard?
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Feb. 2023
• What all his clients share is an extreme aversion to risk.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 May 2021
• 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
• An aversion to definition is a great gift to an artist like Welch.
  — Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
• Plus, private equity also shown a growing aversion to retail, particularly big-box stores like Target.
  — Nick Halter, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025