How to Use averse to in a Sentence
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Lessons can come at any age, and the wiser among us aren't averse to learning.
—Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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The $4 wine pours may be gone, but Olivecrona’s not averse to a good deal.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
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Voss has been averse to talking with reporters and couldn’t be reached for comment.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
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But this show will draw people who are into true crime as well as people who are averse to it.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
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The game birds are especially averse to pine trees for this reason.
—Andrew Weeks, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
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And new options for people averse to needles are coming.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
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Of course, Hole himself isn’t averse to breaking bad, either.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
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Don’t be averse to making them; welcome them openly instead.
—Waylon Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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The Rockies are not averse to sending a veteran starter to the bullpen.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
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Laggards can be considered those averse to change and who embrace the status quo.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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The United States has not been averse to changing boundaries by force.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
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Why is music’s biggest night so averse to giving Black women their due?
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2023
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But this is Janet Jackson, a rare celebrity who is averse to over sharing.
—Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2022
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No surprise then that a company not averse to tooting its own horn spent much of the week horn-tooting.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Those averse to octopus should give it another try as carpaccio.
—Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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Beck isn’t averse to helping dirty industries, like fossil fuels, clean up their act.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
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Picky eaters are people who are hesitant to try new foods or are averse to certain smells, tastes, or textures.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 9 June 2024
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For those averse to math, that's 32 minutes shorter (about 4 percent).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
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None of which is exactly the kind of content aimed at viewers averse to watching their homework.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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Cabiria is not averse to believing love can win out in spite of all she’s experienced either.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
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And then there was another one that had no flavor, just in case people were averse to that flavor profile.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
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Choi isn’t averse to shtick, if the result is an explosion of audience laughter.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Nadya Tolokonnikova has long been averse to the idea of national borders.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 Mar. 2022
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If Evero is averse to playing the young guys at safety, Morgan needs to do something about it.
—Mike Kaye september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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But to your point, Geoffrey, there are some lenders which were fairly averse to taking merchant risks.
—Jason Kaminsky, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
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That has created a culture averse to taking price risk and with a low tolerance for failure.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2023
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For starters, Johnson is not averse to prioritizing the run game.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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This astrological placement isn’t averse to sexting for hours and then ghosting for a day or two.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s not to suggest that the show, which recently ended its third season, is averse to over-the-top parody.
—Elizabeth Nelson, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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If Harris is, Democrats might be averse to running an all-woman ticket on short notice.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2024
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