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Definition of Shunned
1. shun [v] - See also: shun
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shunned
Literary usage of Shunned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1845)
"Laud, as soon as he saw that his advancer was under the anger of the Duke, would
never acknowledge him more, but shunned him as the old Romans in their ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"other fixed representation to the eye, which exposes any person to hatred,
contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, which causes him to be shunned or avoided, ..."
3. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong by Alfred Ayres (1882)
"... ious characters are always persons to be shunned, whereas noted characters
may or may not be persons to be shunned. " This is the tax a man must pay for ..."
4. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the by Alfred Ayres (1881)
"Noto) ious characters are always persons to be shunned, whereas noted characters
may or may not be persons to be shunned. " This is the tax a man must pay ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1887)
"On his return, ' mightily dejected,' Clarke was denied audience of the duke, and
found himself shunned by every one at court (ib. 1628-9, p. 134). ..."
6. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Death shunned him here, as it had done upon the battle-field. Sad as his situation
then appeared, it was nevertheless well that he could not foresee the ..."
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