How to Use unavoidable in a Sentence
unavoidable
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Some were unavoidable; the sand cleaned flesh out of the tires and the smell didn’t linger.
— Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 -
That said, Gorr’s death is unavoidable in this version of the script.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 10 July 2022 -
For many, shift work is an unavoidable part of their job.
— Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 25 Aug. 2023 -
The first glimpse of what has now turned out to be the unavoidable tragic end to BSC came a few years back.
— Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 May 2024 -
The key point is that, even if the actions taken over the weekend were unavoidable, this can’t be the end of the story.
— John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Change is often very painful and scary, but an unavoidable part of life.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023 -
This is unavoidable due to the structure and material of the stool.
— Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2023 -
While risk is unavoidable, don’t dwell on the challenges.
— Rick Luebbe, Forbes, 26 May 2022 -
But there are unavoidable conclusions to be drawn about the size of container ships vs. the size of the canal.
— John Anderson, WSJ, 17 May 2022 -
Waiting for trains is just an unavoidable fact of city life.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022 -
In these speeches, Mr. Xi did not say that war was unavoidable.
— Chris Buckley, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 -
But none are as omnipresent and unavoidable as the laundry.
— Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 -
Ohio State’s standing atop the league was inevitable and unavoidable.
— Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022 -
The film grows more cringeworthy by the minute, and, of course, a reckoning is unavoidable.
— Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2021 -
If a collision is unavoidable, brake and stay in your lane.
— Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024 -
In this story, tragedy is unavoidable, and this is just one example of that.
— Lynette Rice, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2022 -
As predicted, the bumps in that road were unavoidable, the two NBA stars trying to find the best way to play alongside each other.
— Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021 -
To add to the list of unavoidable stink bug attractions, these insects love warmth and sunlight.
— Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 14 June 2022 -
The mess of the duck sanctuary is sometimes unavoidable.
— Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 -
Perhaps the fog seemed at its most pervasive and unavoidable in the morning.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023 -
Some of that shift in emphasis may have been unavoidable.
— David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021 -
For gardeners, weeding is an unavoidable part of the job.
— Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023 -
But right now, the extra emissions are unavoidable, Williams said.
— Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 -
In New York, Miguel Richards’ parents weren’t the only ones who had doubts about the department’s claims that the shooting was unavoidable.
— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023 -
The corruption of the Nigerian state is an unavoidable fact.
— David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 -
Now of course, some wars are just, necessary, or at least unavoidable.
— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 -
It's become unavoidable since the Black Shadow whispered it in his ear.
— Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2021 -
As funding went down, costs went up, and closures were unavoidable.
— Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2021 -
Since going to bed with wet heir is sometimes unavoidable, here are a few more ways to minimize the damage to both your bedding and yourself.
— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2024 -
Rising costs of labor, rent, and insurance are unavoidable, and there unfortunately does not seem to be an end in teh near future.
— Rohit Arora, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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