How to Use shun in a Sentence

shun

verb

• He shuns parties and social events.
• After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.
• Arab leaders who had shunned him for a decade picked up the phone and called.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• This time, though, there’s a great deal of social pressure to shun the games.
  — John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2022
• Even some of the nation’s largest and best-protected banks were shunned.
  — David J. Lynch and Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
• The top ski rentals from Aspen to the French Alps now shun formality.
  — Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
• But at the same time, shunning the buzzword is very, very Apple.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
• That came a week after Harris, Rales and Johnson publicly said the old name, which had been shunned over the past three years.
  — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
• Some consumers began shunning these brews in favor of cheaper ones, as in the case of Heineken.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 Dec. 2023
• His stature as a distinctive filmmaker has only grown over the years, even for work that was shunned at the time.
  — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
• For the most part, if someone lies, cheats, or steals, they are shunned and excluded from future deals.
  — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
• Immigrants often do jobs the French have begun to shun.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Stars collectively shunned the show, and NBC yanked it off the air for a year, leaving its future in doubt.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Gerry was shunned on the street and—especially hurtful—in the sailing club.
  — Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
• While some workers may shun AI, the temptation to use it is very real for others.
  — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• Cool Biz traces its roots to the 1970s, when Japanese were heeding some of the same advice that Americans shunned.
  — Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
• On the album artwork, Lyte was fully covered in a sweatsuit and hanging with the guys while a woman in a miniskirt and red heels was shunned to the side.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
• The decision by Western countries to shun Russian crude has made the market even tighter.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 8 June 2022
• And European shows can take risks that U.S. productions might shun away from.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
• Lukoil now faces huge challenges as traders and oil companies shun Russian crude.
  — Mark Thompson, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022
• Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector.
  — Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022
• Next up was a moment of reckoning, a talk with the people who could either forgive and accept him, or scorn and shun him.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
• The attempt to shun people like James and Kaepernick was about silencing strong, Black voices.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• Even when there’s no advisory, some locals shun drinking from the tap.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022
• Last but not least, shun the response that is most gratifying in the moment: scratching.
  — Divya Murthy, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
• And if most countries decide to shun Russian oil, the price could reach $240 per barrel, according to Rystad.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2022
• India is also eager to take more Russian crude at bargain prices as buyers from the U.S. to Europe shun its oil.
  — Brian Eckhouse, Bloomberg.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• Those who work in the industry expect productions will now shun the Sunshine State at a higher rate.
  — Paul Guzzo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• If consumers want to shun its chicken sandwiches to punish Chick-fil-A for its politics, that’s their right.
  — Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2022
• The latter seemed determined to get business leaders to shun business with Russia.
  — Jamey Keaten, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024