How To Use Eschew In A Sentence

Eschewing schools and musical fashions, he wrote a great deal of music which is seldom heard, exploring bitonalites and partly delving into the realm of atonality.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
So let vs, which this chaunge of weather vew, chaunge eeke our mynds and former liues amend the old yeares sinnes forepast let vs eschew, and fly the faults with which we did offend. Amoretti and Epithalamion
Bibliomaniacs were censured, that is, for eschewing commonplace means of engaging the material traces of the literary past and commonplace means of cohabiting with the nation's literary tradition. "Wedded to Books': Bibliomania and the Romantic Essayists
Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.

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Yes, Ashling is one of those people who eschew normal grammar rules and use only hyphens to get their message across.
I've generally been a lover of orientals and fruity-fresh scents, eschewing white florals and anything that smelled powdery or "old ladyish". Boadicea Pure and Benefit Laugh with Me Lee Lee
It's important to understand the Duggars' beliefs: The Duggars follow a conservative Christian belief system known as Quiverfull, which eschews all birth control in favor of "trusting the Lord with… family planning," says Vyckie Garrison at RH Reality Check. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Electronics were largely eschewed for acoustic strumming, vibes, banjo and plenty of ‘ba-ba-ba’ backing vocals.
This is the one nutrient that strict vegetarians who eschew all animal foods must get from either fortified foods or supplements. Times, Sunday Times
By choosing to anchor her fiction within the realms in which most crime occurs, Mina eschews the glamorous settings of other, less realistic novels of the genre.
Vocal Studies & Uprock Narratives eschews deep bass and braggadocio, working organic beats and polyrhythmic blasts with electronic effects.
Avoiding the temptation to simply coast on her powerful voice, Case eschews the obvious and instead imbues her music with subtlety and atmosphere.
He eschews the uniform of the boardroom boss, preferring sports jackets and casual boots to the traditional Savile Row suit and handmade brogues.
Great Regulars: For all his Hindu allusions, he Derek Mahon displays a resistance to the transcendental: eschewing good Karma, he sprays "Deet" at a mosquito, despite being reincarnated as "a mozzie myself once". Archive 2009-09-01
They eschew the expected doomy onslaught in favour of Southern-flavoured 70s rock.
They don't bluff about their toughness and certainly eschew the model of the stoical, macho male. Times, Sunday Times
Eschewing the ostentatious gentility of readers, who enjoy parading their superficial knowledge, she pursues her intellectual work without need of an audience.
To reach a younger demographic, Jensen and his ilk are eschewing mainstream acts and building brand identity with cutting-edge, forgotten, and obscure music.
But museum bosses have now decided to eschew accepted protocol because they believe museum visitors should have the opportunity to join the discussion about whether mummies should be shown.
The colors are often high-key but eschew quick optical effects for slower vibrant resonances.
Eschewers of sun-worship will find other places to dream further north. The Times Literary Supplement
Eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement and asinine affectations. December 7th, 2005
He speaks perfect English, eschews pomp and formality and uses the Autocue to deliver his speech with a professionalism that should make other politicians envious.
To his credit, the director establishes a consistent, measured cadence early and sticks to it, while eschewing the most obvious sentimental tricks.
There are those who decide to eschew this, though, and capitalize every other letter.
At that time faddists of various persuasions proliferated up and down the Village: anarchists who dutifully went home every night to their mothers’ kitchens, a Hungarian monarchist with his own following, free-verse poets who eschewed capital letters, cultists who sat rapturously for hours in orgone boxes, cloudy Swedenborgians, and all the rest. What Happened to the Baby?
Coming back home, he eschewed collegiate bowling in favor of tournament play, moving onto the megabucks circuit in 1997.
Effective design also eschews excessive complexity. Total Customer Service (The Ultimate Weapon)
Their twin USPs are, first, their cleverly constructed harmonies, which offset the affectlessness of Roxanne Clifford's voice, and, second, that they eschew the twee and embrace the gothic, be it suicide (Beachy Head), romance with the afterlife (Found Love in a Graveyard), or simply nameless dread (Bad Feeling). Veronica Falls: Veronica Falls – review
Similarly, providers expressing concerns indicative of a maximalist logic of action also appeared to eschew strong boundary management tactics.
Like Carter, Ruth performs signifiers of whiteness: she wears light colored clothing and eschews black vernacular English.
While Stout eschewed the splashy gestures of expressionism, there is a deep, almost lyrical sensuality not only in his shapes, but in the sumptuous metallic texture of the graphite.
Despite having won a clutch of literary prizes and being regarded as an elder statesman of letters, he eschews the label of ‘celebrity’.
Yet Raphael, eschewing mystery, signed his name ostentatiously on his courtesan's arm band, left her undressed, and gave her face a knowing expression. This Beauty Still Beguiles
Eschewing the traditional end-of-term merriment the night before, slogging through the mud can hardly compare to bopping in the pub.
These secular conditions, Bushman suggests, can be understood in two ways: for nonbelievers they help to explain Mormonism's "origins," a word Bushman eschews for the more neutral "beginnings"; for Mormons they can be studied as divinely contrived preparations for the dawning of a new era. Secrets of the Mormons
Alternatively, you can eschew the usual headlong rush of the resort and take off into the back country on a pair of snowshoes or touring skis.
In school, Crowell stood out as the girl who eschewed the blandness of fashion in favor of personal style.
I have eschewed cough syrups and lozenges preferring to suck on the occasional spoonful of honey, which seems to soothe the tickle enough to let me get to sleep.
In England, these energies tended to become infused with a democratic radicalism which eschewed collectivism in favor of individual self-interest.
Eschewing the brilliant primaries of his still lifes of the 1920s, he limits himself to only a few colours, creating a tonal harmony closer perhaps to the work of fellow Iona painter George Houston than to the other colourists.
The album is very good, and typical Fulks - there are barnburners like this track, a few quiet ballads, and a handful of songs showing off Fulks 'sense of humor (on the track "Countrier Than Thou", Fulks lambasts country fans who snobbily eschew anything modern, refuse to hear the word "Shania" but probably use the word "eschew"). Not a cent to waste, no rock unturned (Music (For Robots))
But there is also an internal pull, drawing men and women to embrace a label they might once have eschewed.
The African pig is more noted for his _speed_ than for the rashers he offers when his race is run; he is tough, and grunts vapidly; his tail corrugates rather than curls; he eschews jewellery -- his nose is free; and the land also being free, he pays no rent. The Siege of Kimberley
He should be true to his promise of delivering a'new kind of politics' by eschewing cheap partisanship and presenting original ideas. Times, Sunday Times
In so far as an ethical politics eschews coercion, these can become criteria of political association. Politics, Planning and the State
So let vs, which this chaunge of weather vew, chaunge eeke our mynds and former liues amend the old yeares sinnes forepast let vs eschew, and fly the faults with which we did offend. Amoretti and Epithalamion
Ernie Pyle, a reporter who eschewed the safety of command posts and made a niche for himself in the foxholes of the frontline troops during World War II, died 59 years ago on his way to another battle.
They don't bluff about their toughness and certainly eschew the model of the stoical, macho male. Times, Sunday Times
On the plus side, unlike Julian and Sean Lennon, she has been smart enough to avoid direct comparisons by eschewing a musical career.
To the contrary, eschewing the label "African-American writer" can actually reinscribe hurtful assumptions.
‘While he is a great rhymester,’ he writes, ‘his songs eschew the accentual-syllabic metres of standard poetry.’
Of course, "eschew" isn't exactly right -- it is monks who eschew the world, in Weber's view. Censorship across the Pond: So what?
In fact he eschewed any display of conspicuous success. Times, Sunday Times
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
This is not a pacifist vision that eschews all uses of military force.
As a performance, a speech act somewhere between recitation and song, his delivery eschews the apparent fixity and finality of a poem printed in a book.
We celebrate individuality, but eschew the individualism that stifles creativity inhibits collaboration, and limits intelligence.
What I will eschew is mispoona and rapa senza testa and bianca riccia da taglio and whatever else they can think up for me in the catalogues this winter. Jean's Knitting
As for the work itself, in general, it eschews the straight-ahead neoclassicism of ‘Il Belprato’ for greater psychological penetration.
Who was it—Feuerbach, Hegel, or simply every German philosopher there has ever been—who accused the Jews of being aniconic to their soul, eschewing the concrete because they would not envision God other than abstractly? Kalooki Nights
Likewise, it's slacktivism that prompts us to want to join a boycott of designated gas companies or eschew buying gasoline on a particular day rather than reduce our personal consumption of fossil fuels by driving less and taking the bus more often.
Under John Lasseter, a young animator rejected by Disney, Pixar started to develop a new kind of cartoon, which eschewed fairy-tale plots and entertained adults as well as children.
Both King and Snyder eschew the vampire as dashing sophisticate or dewy-eyed romantic ( "King hates 'Twilight' more than I do," Snyder notes). The 'Riffs Interview: 'American Vampire's' SCOTT SNYDER on vampires, Vertigo & collaborator Stephen King
Arguments should not be pitched as if the judges were normal people with normal life experience; eschew plain common sense in favor of the kind of monkish jesuitical hair-splitting scholasticism that would make Plato’s headspin. The Volokh Conspiracy » Oral Argument — Common Mistakes:
Munch eschewed the naturalistic approach of Krogh, and incorporated expressionist tendencies in his work.
His reality was becoming his dreams and vice versa in an existence that eschewed the infinite in favor of the temporal and transient.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Conventional wisdom has it that kitsch - from the German language for ‘to throw together’ and implying popular or lowbrow taste - should be eschewed by the connoisseur, the lover of fine art.
I've also eschewed all those those natty cycling rucksacks. Times, Sunday Times
He should be true to his promise of delivering a'new kind of politics' by eschewing cheap partisanship and presenting original ideas. Times, Sunday Times
The attitude that words may be discarded -- indeed, that words have caducity at all -- is not salubriously abstergent, but reflects an agrestic nisus that all cultivated English speakers must eschew. Archive 2008-10-01
Professionals don't completely eschew the standard win and place bet, but their focus is overwhelmingly on the exotic bets, especially trifectas.
Vaisse avoids the crudities of, say, Chris Matthews, who has used "neoconservative" as an all-purpose smear over the years, and eschews the conspiracy-mongering often so attractive to commentators on the subject. Rich Lowry's review of books on neocons and the conservative movement
Eddie Adams, now the greenkeeping consultant to the European Tour and formerly the man in charge at St Andrews, is one who eschews as much as possible the use of sprinklers.
There's something pleasing about the way it eschews all the standard baggage that comes with middle-of-the-road, Radio 2-playlisted artists: no gentle trip-hop breakbeats or cosseting synth washes, no hitmaking songwriters-for-hire buried in the credits, no post-Amy Winehouse retro soul or supper-club jazz scenery. Rumer: seasons of my soul – review
I eschewed thoughts of a shower and removed earth with a baby wipe.
He would NOT have written in flattering tones about how they eschew gadgetry in favor or a more low-tech way of hunting. Poor Representation
“In doing so,” returned the bishop, “thou wilt best atone for the injury which thou hast done to the law of Heaven upon former occasions, and thou shalt prevent the causes for strife betwixt thee and thy brethren of the southern land, and shalt eschew the temptation towards that blood-guiltiness which is so rife in this our day and generation. Castle Dangerous
The Oz, being more of a wily fox, eschewed tabloidism and was much more sympathetic to the fallen leader.
This may be seen as part of a value system based upon personal honour, which eschews deceit and dishonesty towards members of the social group.
But he eschewed still photography for digital video instead. Times, Sunday Times
By saturating the airwaves, candidates and news directors could force-feed information to all but the few Americans who eschewed TV altogether.
Many of these women eschew any publicity, and are photographed only rarely - and in their own natural habitat. Times, Sunday Times
I add that Canada also eschews bipartisan democracy in favor of a number of well-known parties and a handful of lesser known ones.
That, along with the other countlessly mentioned lines of argument, pretty much eschews the “Darwin to Hitler” tangent. From Darwin to Hitler, or Not? Part 3 - The Panda's Thumb
Cee-Lo Green comes from the soulful South, and his aptly titled second album finds the sizeable emcee eschewing the stereotypical rapper role.
Presumably, until then, he had eschewed all human contact and was racked with self-loathing.
This is the one nutrient that strict vegetarians who eschew all animal foods must get from either fortified foods or supplements. Times, Sunday Times
He eschews coffee, cola or any other form of caffeine. Times, Sunday Times
His justification for considering himself the ultimate team player yet eschewing the notion of collective responsibility in public forums is that he is from another era.
Eschewing the games industry's decades-old scramble for technical superiority, it even did away with the joypad, a trope few even sought to question, yet in doing so managed to outsell both of the market's safer, more conventional players. This week's new games
One response to these puzzles (eschewed by Parfit himself) is to adopt the thesis of the nontransitivity of intrinsic betterness. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Value
This is the one nutrient that strict vegetarians who eschew all animal foods must get from either fortified foods or supplements. Times, Sunday Times
They don't bluff about their toughness and certainly eschew the model of the stoical, macho male. Times, Sunday Times
So long as frontier zones of the empire remained insecure, the tsar had to eschew an ambitious foreign policy.
That's also when voleschewthe base of treesandshrubsand rabbits nibble the bark above the snowline. Times, Sunday Times
The element of political satire in his recent work eschews the strictures of the language police.
America has seen the creation of e-investment banks that eschew the more traditional methods of business and instead underwrite and distribute share issues over the net.
Increasingly the rustic retreat is being eschewed for something more glamorous but still in the country. Times, Sunday Times
With a fortune valued at £4.2bn and brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins in his Arcadia stable, Green has long eschewed listed companies within the retail world, memorably declaring that "floats are for milkmen". Profile: Philip Green
Spam has retained some popularity in various parts of the world, although regarded with disfavour by those who eschew processed foods or have pretensions to gourmet status.
Spam has retained some popularity in various parts of the world, although regarded with disfavour by those who eschew processed foods or have pretensions to gourmet status.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
This country has avoided faith-based violence by eschewing theocratic government.
In so far as an ethical politics eschews coercion, these can become criteria of political association. Politics, Planning and the State
He eschewed his $195,000 annual mayoral salary, in favor of $1 a year.
He called for a "party of hope," and hope, for Rorty, lay in eschewing grand theory -- spectatorial analysis of "power" and "systems" -- and concentrating on the hard business of making laws and seeing whether, by passing them, progress, some progress, could be made toward the realization of social justice. Robert F. Bauer: Richard Rorty and the Riches of Progressive Argument
Eschewing all the modern panoply of medical and technical assistance, Harrison believed in honest hard graft as his road to the top.
He eschews technical jargon and any pretence of omniscience, providing instead an intimate, heartfelt account of his experiences.
We won't have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
The combination of a keen intellect and an emotionally stunted childhood gave rise to a man who eschewed social intimacy yet felt the need to control those around him.
* I am also making daring use of the word "eschew," which is forbidden by some publications as being snooty. The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
Transitioning away from what Team USA Minnesota runner Meghan Peyton called the "catered" lifestyle of collegiate athletics takes a certain degree of confidence to eschew job security for the thrill of competing professionally. StarTribune.com rss feed
Eschewing the party-hard atmosphere of most hard rock bands, Alice engages them in a discussion of French missionaries and explorers from the late 16th century and Algonquin word origins. Top 10 Rock Star Cameos in Movies » Scene-Stealers
It goes for an unabashedly arcade feel, eschewing the grit and authenticity of DiRT 3 in favour of a smoother, floatier handling model that won't have you troubling the brakes too often. This week's new games
The designer eschewed fashion traditions, never showing her clothes in catwalk shows and usually shunning the limelight, but was named couture designer of the year at the 1990 British Fashion Awards. Catherine Walker, Designer to Princess Diana, Dies
Despite regional variations Biedermeier style is therefore staid, sober, and particular, eschewing heroics and drama.
An extreme example of this would be Saudi Arabia where the government eschews the expression “law” for man-made instruments of government and where their validity is determined by the religious authorities (“the Uléma”) although most Muslims would regard the school of Islam adopted by the Saudi Uléma as heterodox. The Volokh Conspiracy » Telling Interview with the Director of Amnesty Israel
He eschewed violence and advocated alliance with the middle classes.
Other bands don't: they eschew the arty deliberations of the underground in favour of an all-out assault upon preconceptions and asinine posturing.
And Morel, the third star of the film, proves that the success of Taken was no fluke and that while the diehard Dune fans may be entering ulcer city right now, the rest of us may be witnessing the birth of a new kind of genre blockbuster helmer — the anti-Michael Bay, perhaps, in that he guiltlessly eschews dwelling on things like character and story, but not to the point of ruination. From Paris With Love Review | CurveHouse.com
The actors eschew Victorian costumes in favor of contemporary concert duds that have enough embellishments to suggest who the characters are, and they use props sparingly.
The contemporary poet has largely eschewed any claim to the “vatic,” a mantle many poets a generation or three ago aspired to. 2007 November : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation - Part 2
Moseley's unwelcome bedside visitors were involved in what is commonly called "Quiverfull" -- a movement within segments of conservative evangelical and Catholic Christianity that eschews all forms of birth control and teaches that the only faithful response to childbearing is to have as many children as possible, leaving the number and frequency up to God alone. Cathleen Falsani: A Quiver Full Of Controversy
Coming back home, he eschewed collegiate bowling in favor of tournament play, moving onto the megabucks circuit in 1997.
More abstract and atmospheric in comparison to the other three, this brooding soundscape eschews melody for elusively morphing textures and chromatic harmonies until it ends with spectral cymbal shimmers.
In fact he eschewed any display of conspicuous success. Times, Sunday Times
A single from the first 24 balls faced signified the seriousness of his intent and, an occasional wristy whip to the leg‑side off the pace bowlers or delicate late cut off the spinners apart, risk was almost entirely eschewed. Essex 248-8, Leicestershire | County Championship Division Two match report
Ostensibly a biopic of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, it eschews the traditional biography formula to emerge as an artsy meditation on love, friendship and jealousy.
Psychoanalytic approaches to film are often contrasted with cognitive approaches, those who support the latter typically eschewing the former.
The attitude that words may be discarded -- indeed, that words have caducity at all -- is not salubriously abstergent, but reflects an agrestic nisus that all cultivated English speakers must eschew. A malison on the poor of spirit.
If he does, Horne, who eschews unrealistic targets and makes no extravagant claims, will return home a contented man.
After the one-two punch of Hoffman and Skórzewski's films, most of the other "black series" titles eschewed shock tactics in favour of subtler commentary and analysis. DVD Times
This is indicative of the sentiment-eschewing pragmatism that has been characteristic of a driven performer.
The attitude that words may be discarded -- indeed, that words have caducity at all -- is not salubriously abstergent, but reflects an agrestic nisus that all cultivated English speakers must eschew. A malison on the poor of spirit.
Eschewing the accepted practice of hiring a good PR man to sell the product, they wheeled out an uninformed and ungroomed treasurer as a sacrificial lamb.
Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
Although he eschewed hopes of politics and became a bill broker, his heart was not really in it. THE GUARDSMEN
So there's a double irony that Gorillaz - the most successful virtual band ever except perhaps for The Smurfs - not only have full creative control over their output but have also eschewed whizzy 3D rendering for a more retro cartoon look.
The short corridor in which I was placed was known as the “Bull Pen” ” a phrase eschewed by the doctors. A Mind That Found Itself
Increasingly the rustic retreat is being eschewed for something more glamorous but still in the country. Times, Sunday Times
One wonders if in the morass of cultural relativism, the only sane ground is to eschew all taboo.
The emerging, densely evocative cadences easily eschew the tangible elements of the novel like story or plot in which events move in some kind of linear progression towards a climax.
She eschews the politics of personality, protecting her privacy, tending to shy away from the media and preferring to play her role dead straight.
Beyond establishing shots, Tarkovsky eschews their narrative correlatives, beginning the film with an opening scroll of uncertainties and ellipses.
Three good reasons why you should eschew a handbag for a clutch. Times, Sunday Times
Companies must take the difficult step of eschewing the anodyne of traditional research - tracking studies and attitude and usage assessment - the entire armamentarium of probes.
Myself, after a lifetime of experimentation, I find I prefer the fortuities and disjunctions that arise from eschewing arrangement altogether: my books end up on my shelves according to where I can jam them, which has the advantage of cutting down on random acts of borrowing, as only I know where anything is located. Dear Clusterflock | clusterflock
Country house hotels promote this informal formality by eschewing hotel conventions such as reception desks and by ensuring that all drinks, meals and sundries are included in the per-night fee.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
I had eschewed politics in favour of a life practising law.
Architects who are concerned with the look of the roof, he says, usually eschew laminates in favor of materials such as metal or slate for their high-end projects.
We celebrate individuality, but eschew the individualism that stifles creativity inhibits collaboration, and limits intelligence.
They could be relied upon to do it properly, often eschewing outright straight-line speed for a mesmeric blend of response, agility and feel.
‘As far as I can tell,’ Reed Way Dasenbrock offers, ‘few of us eschew aesthetic evaluation in the way we should if we truly accepted the critique of canonicity itself in the way we claim’.
The popularity of the scripture in east Asia is no doubt due to its doctrinal simplicity; it makes only the two primary points listed above, and eschews discussions of abstruse philosophical matters.
Blessed with an ability few in the history of the game have ever been able to match, he has focused solely on translating it into the largest number of runs he can for his team, eschewing all other priorities and brooking no distractions. Tendulkar the Terrific
In this, his fifth collection, Dean Young writes comic poems that eschew solemnity but are in fact terribly serious.
Adam & Eve suggests that the most important commandment is to eschew violence, especially in the name of religion. Sena Jeter Naslund: Beginning Again With Adam & Eve
I'm not sure that eschewing the incipient vulgarity of the two marches by Wagner is entirely a good thing, though!
Those who hold teleology in biology to be metaphorical in nature typically regard it as eliminable; i.e., they believe that the science of biology would not be essentially altered if all references to teleology were eschewed. Teleological Notions in Biology
The new Emir may eschew the extravagant trappings of wealth, but many of his people are less discreet. Times, Sunday Times
Matthew Shipp has played with Spring Heel Jack but the latter have eschewed breakbeat for their Blue Series encounters with free jazz.
In a sense, it was her job to eschew the great literary career that most of their friends thought she had in her, immolating herself to affirm her husband's greater genius, and to justify all the sacrifices they had made in its name.
Three good reasons why you should eschew a handbag for a clutch. Times, Sunday Times
Alternatively, you can eschew the usual headlong rush of the resort and take off into the back country on a pair of snowshoes or touring skis.
But in public the BNP now eschews the crassest racism and claims to disavow violence.
Many of the mechanics, for instance, eschewed and reviled teleology. THE BROKEN GOD
Labor-saving technology was generally eschewed for more “authentic” means of production. A Renegade History of the United States
Pace yourself: eschew freneticism and any sense of urgency. Times, Sunday Times
While I highly recommend the print edition of the magazine for the simple reason that the format is handiest for reading in the bathroom, I also understand that there are people who eschew paper "eschew," pronounced "achoo," is an onomatopoeia for sneezing at something. Archive 2010-04-01
A civilized leader must eschew violence.
Ms. Walker eschewed fashion traditions, never showing her clothes in catwalk shows and usually shunning the limelight, but she was named couture designer of the year at the 1990 British Fashion Awards. Catherine Walker, Designer Of Princess Diana's Most Famous Dresses, Dies At 65
This engaging coming-of-age tale has a quality period soundtrack that largely eschews the obvious choices. Times, Sunday Times
He has also eschewed the more juvenile recipes in his repertoire in favour of a breezy, populist selection of gastropub fare. Times, Sunday Times
For those who eschew the Bill of rights (and to reject one is to reject all) in favor of comfort and "security" "may the chains of bandage weigh lighty upon you and your family" On a lighter note, if could only have one firearm it would be my venerable Remington 870. 0 The Gun Nut Survey: A highly biased, unofficial poll of 2,000 readers on all things shooting
I still class fishing and golf together with tiddledywinks, and eschew all three as thoughtfully as I avoid bazaars and "crushes" given by the ladies of both sexes. Caves of Terror
We celebrate individuality, but eschew the individualism that stifles creativity inhibits collaboration, and limits intelligence.
Long regarded as one of Europe's most eligible bachelors and reputed for his string of romances with some of the world's most beautiful women, 53-year-old Albert long eschewed marriage. Prince Albert <![CDATA[&]]> Charlene Wittstock Married In Civil Ceremony (PHOTOS)
These mercenaries were, of course, a fierce and rapacious soldiery, and having an idle tale current among themselves, that a lanzknecht was refused admittance into heaven on account of his vices, and into hell on the score of his tumultuous, mutinous, and insubordinate disposition, they manfully acted as if they neither sought the one nor eschewed the other. Quentin Durward
Traditionally, the Congress has eschewed formal, pre-poll pacts.
This engaging coming-of-age tale has a quality period soundtrack that largely eschews the obvious choices. Times, Sunday Times
But when they come together in a clique they come sneakishly, eschewing all change or disagreement, though it is to dine to a brass band in a big London hotel. A Miscellany of Men
Clever but accessible, Wallace eschews what he calls "academese," and even when using words like "belletristic" or "ethicopolitical" he sounds neither confusing nor pretentious. Independent Collegian RSS
Her friendship with Audrey was conspicuously nonerotic, to the degree that Molly eschewed all physical contact, even to the shaking of hands. The Houseguest
In the kitchen, the O'Dwyers eschewed tiled splashbacks in favour of Opal glass.
This was first of all an electioneering budget which eschewed electioneering.
Both favour the no-frills approach, often eschewing swish restaurants to munch burgers together when they meet. Times, Sunday Times
Nor did Pope Pius XII eschew the field of psychotherapy, if one credits his allocutions to those who practiced in the field.
[56] Morris became so intolerant of French vocables that he detested and would "fain" have eschewed the very word literature. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century
Three good reasons why you should eschew a handbag for a clutch. Times, Sunday Times
Like many homeless and runaway young adults, these eight had eschewed the adult homeless shelters, and instead fended for themselves. Kendra Hurley: New Orleans Tragedy Highlights Needs of Homeless Youth
He had been a member of the US-backed town council and had eschewed incitements of violence.
He has also eschewed the ebook route: 'I like printed books. Times, Sunday Times
I'm lucky enough these days that I have nothing but time (and a very large pantry!) on my hands and so eschew baking mixes (unless baking for my extremely picky sister, which is another story entirely), but given the relative success of the other product I went into the kitchen open-minded. Archive 2009-07-01
For Montenegro–England on Sky, the indefatigable Shreeves was cast as sage nodder, and while Glenn Hoddle and Jamie Redknapp eschewed the chance to sit cross-legged on the studio floor – an idea for future Sky football shows, you can have that one on me – they were charged with making sense of a typically dysfunctional post-match conversation. Fabio Capello reveals his debt to Theatre of the Absurd | Martin Kelner

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